Commune · FRA
Metz
France
Species observed
3 611
Observations
40 292
Area
42,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Metz : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 127 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 16.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 611 distinct species · 40 292 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,3°C
Annual rain
781mm
Warmest m°
23,8°C
Coldest m°
-0,7°C
Elevation: 190 m on average (min 164 m, max 239 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
33,0g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
17,7%
Silt
50,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Moselle
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
20,7km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
9 458km²
Discharge in basins
4,2m³/s
Mean precip.
754mm/an
Mean T°
9,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,05
Max snow
8%
Mean runoff
349mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
238m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- La Seilleord 3len here4.75 km4%total117 km
- La Moselleord 5len here4.03 km2%total248 km
- Ruisseau de Vallièresord 2len here2.88 km29%total10 km
- Canal de Dérivationord 1len here2.59 km34%total8 km
- Ruisseau de la Cheneauord 1len here2.35 km100%total2 km
- Canal de la Moselleord 5len here2.02 km100%total2 km
- Ruisseau de Lorryord 1len here1.78 km31%total6 km
- Ruisseau de Woippyord 5len here0.27 km7%total4 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
15hab/km²
Night light
19,1nW
Built-up
1 069,1%
Pesticides
44,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
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.