Sainte-Florine

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Sainte-Florine

Total population

3,253

Air quality index

26Good

Elevation400 m

Land area7.67 km²

Coordinates45.40°, 3.32°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sainte-Florine is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central 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

Jean Grave

French anarchist (1854–1939)

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Annie Moulin

French historian (1946-1995)

Antoine Bergier

French politician and

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B.R. Bruss

French writer (1895-1980)

Chraz

French humorist

C

Claude Fournier

French revolutionary

E

Edmond Pialoux

French politician

J

Jean Prunayre

French politician (1921-1995)

Léonce Lagarde

French colonial administrator (1860-1936)

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Pablo Caliero

French composer (1910-2002)

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Pierre Valentek

French association football player (1934–2024)

R

Roger Houin

French jurist (1912–1986)

Victor Auzat

French entomologist (1865–1939)

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Émile Antonio

French footballer (1928-2022)

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Émile Clermont

French writer (1880–1916)

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Étienne-Antoine Feuillant

French politician

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

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Brioude
  8.2 mi away · pop. 6,518
• Apchat
  8.4 mi away · pop. 159
• Mazoires
  13.3 mi away · pop. 95
• Anzat-le-Luguet
  14.3 mi away · pop. 173
• Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne
  15.8 mi away · pop. 104
• Vic-le-Comte
  17 mi away · pop. 5,242
• La Godivelle
  19.2 mi away · pop. 16
• Saint-Georges-d'Aurac
  20.2 mi away · pop. 475
• Les Martres-de-Veyre
  20.4 mi away · pop. 3,863
• La Chapelle-Bertin
  20.5 mi away · pop. 49
• Murol
  21.6 mi away · pop. 640
• Langeac
  22.6 mi away · pop. 3,437

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

Knotted Hedgeparsley

Torilis nodosa

Seen 2026-05-27

Hedgehog Grass

Echinaria capitata

Seen 2026-05-27

Coronilla minima

Coronilla minima

Seen 2026-05-27

Rough Marsh-mallow

Malva setigera

Seen 2026-05-27

Tetraneura caerulescens

Tetraneura caerulescens

Seen 2026-05-23

Filbert Bud Mite

Phytoptus avellanae

Seen 2026-05-23

Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

Seen 2026-05-23

Girdled Snail

Hygromia cinctella

Seen 2026-05-23

European Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Seen 2026-05-23

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sainte-Florine, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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