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Villefontaine
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown
Villefontaine
Total population
19,083
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Villefontaine is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
The Bourbre flows northwest through the northeastern part of the commune.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,818
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,563
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,510
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,496
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,346
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,237
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves1,113
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,040
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 3.2 — 2017-11-1710 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France
- M 3.4 — 2013-04-061 km SSW of Poisy, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-302 km NNE of Saint-Martin-Bellevue, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-06-021 km W of Épagny, 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
- Bonnefamille1.8 mi away · pop. 1,096
- Artas5.4 mi away · pop. 1,832
- Beauvoir-de-Marc7.7 mi away · pop. 1,112
- Chavagneux7.9 mi away
- Ruy7.9 mi away · pop. 4,752
- Crémieu8.8 mi away · pop. 3,490
- Saint-Chef10.1 mi away · pop. 3,795
- Badinières10.1 mi away
- Cessieu11.3 mi away · pop. 3,244
- Annoisin11.8 mi away · pop. 717
- Meyzieu13.5 mi away · pop. 35,882
- Bossieu13.6 mi away · pop. 320
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 38553
- Department
- 38
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 19,445
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • 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