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Villefontaine

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Villefontaine

Total population

19,083

Air quality index

24Good
Elevation208 m
Land area11.63 km²
Coordinates45.61°, 5.16°

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City facts

Elevation
208 m
Area
11.63 km²
Official website
villefontaine.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Villefontaine is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

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History & geography

Geography

The Bourbre flows northwest through the northeastern part of the commune.

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Geography

Latitude
45.6140
Longitude
5.1581
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
44
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
57,126
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,818
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,563
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,510
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,496
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,346
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,237
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    1,113
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,040

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
70
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2022-03-12

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

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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)
306
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
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
38553
Department
38
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
19,445

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • 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