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Villefranche-sur-Saône

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Villefranche-sur-Saône

Total population

35,913

Air quality index

23Good
Elevation167 m
Land area9.48 km²
Coordinates45.99°, 4.73°

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City facts

Elevation
167 m
Area
9.48 km²
head of government
Thomas Ravier
Official website
www.villefranche.net

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Villefranche-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.9865
Longitude
4.7266
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
23
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
47
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
61,769
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,787
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,769
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,369
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,299
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,243
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    1,177
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,082
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,034

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
33
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2006-01-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Claude Bernard
Claude Bernard
French physiologist (1813-1878)
Auguste-Jean-Marie Vermorel
Auguste-Jean-Marie Vermorel
French journalist (1841-1871)
Rudy Molard
Rudy Molard
French road bicycle racer
Charles Lapicque
Charles Lapicque
French painter, lithographer and engineer (1898–1988)
Albin Chalandon
Albin Chalandon
French politician (1920-2020)
Claude Brossette
Claude Brossette
French lawyer and writer
C
Claude Mondésert
French Jesuit
E
Eugène Bussy
French politician
Fatih Atik
Fatih Atik
Turkish-French association football player (born 1984)
Francisque Perrut
Francisque Perrut
French politician
J
Jacques Badet
French politician
J
Jean Compagnon
French carpenter (1837-1900)
K
Kevin Joss-Rauze
French basketball player
Jean-Louis Greppo
Jean-Louis Greppo
French politician (1810–1888)
Pierre Coquet
Pierre Coquet
French painter (1926–2021)
René de Rochechouart de Mortemart
René de Rochechouart de Mortemart
French politician (1804-1893)

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

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)
877
Avg daily Wikipedia views
29
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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Villefranche-sur-Saône, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Villefranche-sur-Saône - Rue Pierre Berthier - Maison à l'angle de la rue Henri Dunant — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.2 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Rue Henri Dunant - Plaque — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.2 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Rue Henri Dunant - Depuis la rue Pierre Berthier — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.2 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Rue Henri Dunant - Porte avec heurtoir — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.2 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Rue Henri Dunant - Heurtoir — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.2 miLL 8 Selecta - Villefranche-sur-Saone - Rue Victor-Hugo — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miGare de Villefranche-sur-Saone - 2019-05-13 - IMG 0134 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miGare de Villefranche-sur-Saone - 2019-05-13 - IMG 0132 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miGare de Villefranche-sur-Saone - 2019-05-13 - IMG 0421 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Boulevard Louis Blanc - Voie vélobus — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Rue Victor Hugo - Voitures des conscrits 01 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Rue Victor Hugo - Plaque — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Boulevard Louis Blanc - L'Atelier — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Gargouille chimérique — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Gargouille des deux fous — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Crochet composé de choux frisés — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Église Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Église Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux - Fonts baptismaux 01 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Église Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux - Fonts baptismaux 02 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Église Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux - Fonts baptismaux 03 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Église Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux - Jean-Baptiste baptisant Jésus 02 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Église Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux - Jean-Baptiste baptisant Jésus 01 — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Église Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux - L'Enfant Jésus de Prague (Michel Métra) — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 miVillefranche-sur-Saône - Église Notre-Dame-des-Marais - Chapelle des Fonts Baptismaux - Autel et fresque du baptême de Clovis — Villefranche-sur-Saône, France0.3 mi

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
69264
Department
69
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
36,172

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-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