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Valros

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Valros

Total population

1,645

Elevation24 m

Land area6.61 km²

Coordinates43.42°, 3.37°

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City facts

Elevation

24 m

Area

6.61 km²

Official website

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Valros is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

43.4201

Longitude

3.3664

Water area

—

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

174,297

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
5,171
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
4,654
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
4,183
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
3,738
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
3,384
European Serin
Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
3,341
Western Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
3,136
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
2,476

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

22

Largest magnitude

3.7

Largest event

2002-02-18

Most recent

M 2.6 — 2008-11-26
1 km WSW of Creissan, France
M 2.5 — 2007-09-02
9 km ESE of Gruissan, France
M 2.5 — 2006-07-26
1 km W of Laurens, France
M 2.7 — 2006-07-01
9 km NW of Le Bousquet-d'Orb, France
M 3.3 — 2006-03-24
Pyrenees
M 2.5 — 2005-05-10
9 km SSW of La Cavalerie, France

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Gabriel François Venel

Gabriel François Venel

Dom Bédos de Celles

French organ builder (1709-1779)

French footballer (1939-2018)

French physician (1690-1777)

Louis-Pierre Montbrun

Louis-Pierre Montbrun

French general (1770-1812)

Antoine de Carrion-Nizas

French politician and historian (1794–1867)

French lawyer, writer and journalist

Gustave-Paul Fraisse

French soldier (1861–1941)

Henri Pujol

French oncologist

Jacques Louis Robert Villeneuve

French sculptor (1865–1933)

Jean-Jacques Causse

Jean-Jacques Causse

French military officer (1751–1796)

Marie Firmin Gabriel Théophile Amourel

French soldier (1848-1908)

French teacher and syndicalist (1890–1952)

French basketball player (1930–2012)

Alexandre de Montbrun

French officer (1775-1821)

Pierre François Antoine Paulinier de Fontenilles

French politician

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

Nearby places in Occitanie

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

34

Avg daily Wikipedia views

1

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code: 34325
Department: 34
Region: 76
Population (Wikidata): 1,685

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Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• 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