Gorges de la Loire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2018
588 km²
Commune · FRA
Polignac
France
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Area
33,5km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
9,8°C
Annual rain
881mm
Warmest m°
23,3°C
Coldest m°
-1,5°C
Elevation: 733 m on average (min 633 m, max 836 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,8°C
Annual rain
881mm
Warmest month
23,3°C
Coldest month
-1,5°C
Mean alt.
733m
Min
633m
Max
836m
Std. dev.
39m
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
6,4
Org. C
33,2g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
34,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Haute-Loire
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
50,3g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
33,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
33,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
35,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.1%
Crops34.6%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)35.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
122,6%
Pesticides
43,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1
Grotte de la Denise
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2014
1 km²
grotte et mont de la denise
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas · 1999
0 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.