Browse / France / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Saint-Galmier
Saint-Galmier
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage
Saint-Galmier
Total population
5,842
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Saint-Galmier is a city in eastern France. It is a commune in Loire department, and belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison. Saint-Galmier covers an area of 19.5 square kilometers. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 5,829.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Saint-Galmier is located in southeastern France, west-central Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and east-central Loire, about 22 kilometers from the prefecture Saint-Étienne. Towns bordering Saint-Galmier include Bellegarde-en-Forez, Chambœuf, Chazelles-sur-Lyon, Cuzieu and Saint-Médard-en-Forez. Saint-Galmier belongs to the temperate marine climate in the Köppen climate classification.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,327
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,249
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,065
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,025
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,012
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves890
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves872
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves838
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-187 km W of Langeac, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-187 km W of Langeac, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-05-046 km NE of Brioude, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-01-247 km S of Le Cheylard, France
- M 3 — 2008-01-052 km N of Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France
- M 2.5 — 2007-11-084 km ESE of Champeix, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 42222
- Department
- 42
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,829
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr