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Villers-le-Lac
Bourgogne-Franche-Comtévillage
Villers-le-Lac
Total population
5,228
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Villers-le-Lac is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
The commune lies in the Jura mountains on the Swiss border.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta3,017
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,822
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,473
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta1,909
- Yellow-winged DarterSympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta1,880
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia1,701
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia1,621
- ShoreweedLittorella uniflora (L.) Asch. · Magnoliopsida1,498
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
- M 4.1 — 2021-12-242 km WSW of Blamont, France
- M 4.1 — 2017-07-017 km E of Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland
- M 4.1 — 2016-12-032 km SE of Damparis, 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.
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
- 25321
- Department
- 25
- Region
- 27
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,292
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • 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