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Seyssel

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpesvillage

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Seyssel

Total population

2,342

WeatherAvg high 63.6°F
Coordinates45.96°, 5.84°

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

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City facts

Overview

Seyssel is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It lies on the west (right) bank of the Rhône.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.9590
Longitude
5.8360
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
63.6°F
Avg low
46.7°F
Annual precipitation
51.4 in

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

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Joanny Thévenoud
Joanny Thévenoud
French priest (1878–1949)
Jacques François Besson
Jacques François Besson
French priest
François Bonivard
François Bonivard
Genevan patriot, politician and historian
A
Auguste de Juge
French historian
C
Claudious Abry
French carpenter, joiner and cabinetmaker (1885-1972)
Francis Demarthon
Francis Demarthon
Olympic athlete
Honoré Giguet
Honoré Giguet
French politician (1834–1914)
J
Jean-Éléonore Montanier de Belmont
Roman Catholic bishop
Philippe de la Salle
Philippe de la Salle
French drawer (1723–1804)
Joseph-François Angelloz
Joseph-François Angelloz
French germanist, translator and rector (1893–1978)
C
Claude de Saint Martin
C
Charles-Antoine de La Porte d'Anglefort
French military personnel
F
François-Joseph de La Porte d'Anglefort
J
Jean-François de La Porte d'Anglefort
C
Claude-Louis Besson
French politician
M
Marie Augustin François Passerat de Silans
French politician (1770-1852)

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,367

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
5
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

wild carrot
wild carrot
Daucus carota
Seen 2026-06-09
Wart-biter
Wart-biter
Decticus verrucivorus
Seen 2026-06-07
Great Green Bush-cricket
Great Green Bush-cricket
Tettigonia viridissima
Seen 2026-06-07
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Seen 2026-06-07
Red-backed Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Seen 2026-06-07
Meadow Brown
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Seen 2026-06-07
Common Raven
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Seen 2026-06-07
Oak Spider
Oak Spider
Aculepeira ceropegia
Seen 2026-06-07
Garden Grass-veneer
Garden Grass-veneer
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Seen 2026-06-07

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Seyssel, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Pont de la Vierge Noire @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709743203) — Seyssel, France0.1 miChat @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709744358) — Seyssel, France0.1 miStatue de la Vierge @ Notre Dame du Bon Départ @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709750048) — Seyssel, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709751188) — Seyssel, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710570602) — Seyssel, France0.1 miStation du chemin de croix @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709752868) — Seyssel, France0.1 miVitrail @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710572382) — Seyssel, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710488431) — Seyssel, France0.1 miTabernacle @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710574487) — Seyssel, France0.1 miAutel @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710490171) — Seyssel, France0.1 miAutel @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710576957) — Seyssel, France0.1 miAutel @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710492581) — Seyssel, France0.1 miSeyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709780013) — Seyssel, France0.1 miCroix @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709781198) — Seyssel, France0.1 miPont de la Vierge Noire @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710515361) — Seyssel, France0.1 miPont de la Vierge Noire @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709783523) — Seyssel, France0.1 miFontaine @ Église Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709784408) — Seyssel, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709785218) — Seyssel, France0.1 miÉglise Saint-Blaise @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50709786398) — Seyssel, France0.1 miJardin Public @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710521481) — Seyssel, France0.1 miSeyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710606207) — Seyssel, France0.1 miJardin Public @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710608462) — Seyssel, France0.1 miPont de la Vierge Noire @ Rhône @ Jardin Public @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710609517) — Seyssel, France0.1 miPont de la Vierge Noire @ Rhône @ Jardin Public @ Seyssel (Haute-Savoie) (50710524736) — Seyssel, France0.1 mi

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

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
01407
Department
01
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
1,008

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

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