Saint-Romain-de-Popey

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Saint-Romain-de-Popey

Total population

1,661

Air quality index

27Good

Elevation252 m

Land area17.02 km²

Coordinates45.85°, 4.53°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saint-Romain-de-Popey is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

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Antoine Guillaumont

French archaeologist and Syriac scholar (1915–2000)

Barthélemy Thimonnier

French inventor who invented the first sewing machine (1793–1857)

Blaise Sonnery

road bicycle racer

Claude Terrasse

French composer (1867–1923)

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Agnès Capri

French actress and singer (1907–1976)

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Alain Mayoud

French politician (1942–1993)

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Antoine Ponteille

French politician (1867-1918)

Antonin Dubost

French politician (1844–1921)

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Eugène Guibaud

French soldier (1909–2001)

Jean-Claude Rodet

French writer

Jean Balmino

French engineer

Jean Cottraux

French psychiatrist

Joannès Dupraz

French politician (1907–1995)

Louis Seguin

French engineer (1869–1918)

Marcel Roux

French painter and engraver (1878-1922)

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Marius Vivier-Merle

French trade unionist and resistance fighter (1890-1944)

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Pontcharra-sur-Turdine
  2.8 mi away · pop. 2,695
• Tarare
  5.6 mi away · pop. 10,428
• Ternand
  6.7 mi away · pop. 724
• Vaugneray
  9.8 mi away · pop. 5,571
• Anse
  10.9 mi away · pop. 7,947
• Limonest
  11.6 mi away · pop. 3,838
• Limas
  12.3 mi away · pop. 4,790
• Messimy
  12.4 mi away · pop. 3,543
• Saint-Martin-en-Haut
  13 mi away · pop. 3,891
• Trévoux
  13.3 mi away · pop. 6,947
• Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
  13.3 mi away · pop. 2,978
• Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
  14 mi away · pop. 5,900

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Sweet Chestnut

Castanea sativa

Seen 2026-06-08

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber

Seen 2026-06-07

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

Seen 2026-06-07

Pale Toadflax

Linaria repens

Seen 2026-06-07

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-06-06

heart longhorn beetle

Stictoleptura cordigera

Seen 2026-06-06

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-06-06

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-06-06

Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

Seen 2026-06-06

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Saint-Romain-de-Popey, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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