Val de Loire bocager
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2021
196 km²
Commune · FRA
Varenne-Saint-Germain
France
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
661
Observations
2 909
Area
16,1km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
661 distinct species · 2 909 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,7°C
Annual rain
842mm
Warmest m°
25,3°C
Coldest m°
0,5°C
Elevation: 253 m on average (min 228 m, max 269 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,7°C
Annual rain
842mm
Warmest month
25,3°C
Coldest month
0,5°C
Mean alt.
253m
Min
228m
Max
269m
Std. dev.
14m
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
6,2
Org. C
23,7g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
33,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Saône-et-Loire
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
35,3g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
46,0%
Silt
33,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
22,2g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
34,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
32,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.8%
Crops55.3%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)27.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
77,6%
Pesticides
45,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1
Val de Loire bocager
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2022
103 km²
Ilots et grèves de la Loire auvergno-bourguignonne
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order · 2024
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.