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Varennes-le-Grand

Bourgogne-Franche-Comtévillage

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Varennes-le-Grand

Total population

2,321

Elevation172 m
Land area19.08 km²
Coordinates46.71°, 4.87°

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City facts

Elevation
172 m
Area
19.08 km²
Official website
www.varenneslegrand.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Varennes-le-Grand is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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History & geography

Geography

The Grosne forms most of the commune's southeastern border. The Saône forms the commune's northeastern border.

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Geography

Latitude
46.7124
Longitude
4.8746
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)
30,868
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    980
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    867
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    758
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    758
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    751
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    711
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    618
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    602

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
23
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2016-12-03

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Elevation
630 ft (192 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.58
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,308

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
30
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

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
71555
Department
71
Region
27
Population (Wikidata)
2,293

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

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