Plaine du Forez
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2018
328 km²
Commune · FRA
Balbigny
France
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
926
Observations
9 207
Area
17,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Balbigny : 25 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 61 interactions GloBI documentées sur 2 types (connectance 15.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
61
Connectance
0.150
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
926 distinct species · 9 207 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,4°C
Annual rain
852mm
Warmest m°
25,1°C
Coldest m°
-0,8°C
Elevation: 367 m on average (min 319 m, max 449 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,4°C
Annual rain
852mm
Warmest month
25,1°C
Coldest month
-0,8°C
Mean alt.
367m
Min
319m
Max
449m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
31,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Loire
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
47,6g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
30,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
27,3g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
30,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
23,0%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
32,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.2%
Crops41.1%
Built-up2.5%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)36.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
9,4km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
7 435km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
771mm/an
Mean T°
9,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,09
Max snow
7%
Mean runoff
286mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
507m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,7nW
Built-up
245,5%
Pesticides
47,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 4
Gorges de la Loire aval
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2018
74 km²
Milieux alluviaux et aquatiques de la Loire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2016
37 km²
Site à chiroptères des Monts du Matin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2010
3 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
France-specific data (Phase 2)
ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, INPN protected spaces, BNV-D pesticides, Naïades water quality, SAFRAN fine climate, BRGM lithology — Layer FR to load in Phase 2.