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Saint-Michel-d'Alajou

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Total population

58

Air quality index

31Good
Elevation792 m
WeatherAvg high 59.4°F
Coordinates43.86°, 3.39°

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City facts

Overview

Saint-Michel, also referred to as Saint-Michel-d'Alajou, is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
43.8560
Longitude
3.3860
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
59.4°F
Avg low
45°F
Annual precipitation
49.5 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
31
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
103,370
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,973
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,274
  • Eurasian Griffon
    Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves
    1,005
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    950
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    927
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    926
  • Common Nightingale
    Luscinia megarhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
    767
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    639

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
24
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2011-08-03

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
Jean Galtier
French politician (1842-1904)
François Sales de Costebelle
François Sales de Costebelle
French politician
C
Charles Fougeron
French official (1895–1978)
M
Marcel Bourrier
French trade unionist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Occitanie

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,598 ft (792 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.13
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,508

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
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

Woodland Grasshopper
Woodland Grasshopper
Omocestus rufipes
Seen 2026-06-14
Viperine Snake
Viperine Snake
Natrix maura
Seen 2026-06-14
pyramidal orchid
pyramidal orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis
Seen 2026-06-14
Western Green Lizard
Western Green Lizard
Lacerta bilineata
Seen 2026-06-14
Straw Foxglove
Straw Foxglove
Digitalis lutea
Seen 2026-06-14
House Centipede
House Centipede
Scutigera coleoptrata
Seen 2026-06-14
Wayfaring-tree
Wayfaring-tree
Viburnum lantana
Seen 2026-06-14
Sisyphus schaefferi
Sisyphus schaefferi
Sisyphus schaefferi
Seen 2026-06-14
Pine Chafer
Pine Chafer
Polyphylla fullo
Seen 2026-06-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Saint-Michel-d'Alajou, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API