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Sallanches

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Sallanches
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Sallanches

Total population

17,133

Air quality index

45Good
Elevation560 m
WeatherAvg high 61.5°F
Coordinates45.94°, 6.63°

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City facts

Overview

Sallanches est une commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Savoie en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.9361
Longitude
6.6303
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
61.5°F
Avg low
42.4°F
Annual precipitation
73.7 in

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

Air quality

US AQI — Good
45
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
80
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
99,013
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,006
  • Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,893
  • Parus major Linnaeus, 1758
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,796
  • Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,780
  • Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,669
  • Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774)
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    1,595
  • Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,414
  • Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,380

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
290
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2005-09-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Elevation
1,837 ft (560 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,357

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
505
Avg daily Wikipedia views
19
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

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

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • 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