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Villelongue-de-la-Salanque

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Total population

3,301

Coordinates42.73°, 2.98°

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Overview

As a village in Occitanie, France, Villelongue-de-la-Salanque occupies its own corner of the country. The settlement sits at 42.726°, 2.983°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Around 3,301 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,487 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. The village belongs to the 76 administrative unit. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Villelongue-de-la-Salanque.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
42.7264
Longitude
2.9834
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
245,965
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,391
  • Sardinian Warbler
    Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    6,134
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,781
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,308
  • European Serin
    Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,127
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,993
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,783
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,447

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
135
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2004-09-21

Most recent

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.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,487

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

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
66224
Department
66
Region
76
Population (Wikidata)
3,335

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • 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