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Nançay Radio Observatory

radio observatory in France
Organization astronomical_observatory Q60643512
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Summary

Nançay Radio Observatory is an astronomical observatory[1]. It draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical observatory category, ranking #46 of 345).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nançay[3]
  • Country: France[4]
  • Owned by: Paris Observatory, PSL University[5]
  • Commons category: Nançay Observatory[6]
  • Has part(s): Nançay Radio Telescope[7], Nançay Radio Heliograph[8], Nançay Decameter Array[9], NenuFAR[10]
  • Inception: 1965[11]
  • Official website: http://www.obs-nancay.fr/[12]
  • Heritage designation: Remarkable Contemporary Architecture[13]

Why It Matters

Nançay Radio Observatory is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

France

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  11. [13] ↑ . pop.culture.gouv.fr. pop.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · ~2026-53950-31 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'uk', 'ur', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 7
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Inception: 1965"
  2. 22d ago · AlSepPhoenix · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Nançay
    Instance of → —
    Inception → +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Owned by: Paris Observatory, PSL University"
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