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Saint-Martin-des-Besaces

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Saint-Martin-des-Besaces

Total population

1,161

Founded

1973

Air quality index

34Good
Elevation115 m
Land area22.03 km²
Coordinates49.01°, -0.84°

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City facts

Founded
1973
Elevation
115 m
Area
22.03 km²
Official website
stmb.monsite-orange.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saint-Martin-des-Besaces is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Souleuvre-en-Bocage.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
49.0119
Longitude
-0.8447
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
68
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10,209
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Minnow
    Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia
    391
  • Stone Loach
    Barbatula barbatula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Animalia
    381
  • Bullhead
    Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia
    381
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    324
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    317
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    304
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    284
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    273

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
20
Largest magnitude
3.5
Largest event
2007-08-01

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.27
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,193

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
39
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
14629
Population (Wikidata)
1,188
Wikidata
Q653340

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • 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