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Thiers
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown
Thiers
Total population
11,633
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Thiers est une commune française, située dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes adhérente du parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez. Elle est l'une des quatre sous-préfectures du département avec Ambert, Issoire et Riom. Les habitants sont appelés les Thiernois, voire également les « Bitords ».
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves608
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves579
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves567
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves538
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves505
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves476
- Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer, 1819)Pipistrellus kuhlii (Natterer, 1819) · Mammalia473
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves418
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2022-05-095 km SW of Villebret, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-164 km N of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-09-125 km E of Mont-Dore, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-129 km SSW of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-117 km SW of Aydat, France
- M 3 — 2008-09-104 km E of Mont-Dore, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Celles-sur-Durolle4.2 mi away · pop. 1,643
- Vertaizon13.9 mi away · pop. 3,358
- Abrest17.5 mi away · pop. 2,919
- Le Cendre19.8 mi away · pop. 5,494
- Aigueperse20.2 mi away · pop. 2,736
- Vic-le-Comte20.8 mi away · pop. 5,242
- Les Martres-de-Veyre20.9 mi away · pop. 3,863
- Riom21.1 mi away · pop. 18,736
- La Roche-Blanche22.7 mi away · pop. 3,436
- Romagnat23.4 mi away · pop. 7,869
- Gannat23.8 mi away · pop. 5,759
- Sayat24 mi away · pop. 2,519
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Thiers, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 63430
- Department
- 63
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 11,637
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • 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