Commune in Occitania, France
| Saint-Christol-lès-Alès | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The Pyramid, erected in 1777 | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Saint-Christol-lès-Alès | |
  Saint-Christol-lès-AlèsShow map of France Saint-Christol-lès-AlèsShow map of Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′07″N 4°04′39″E / 44.0853°N 4.0775°E / 44.0853; 4.0775 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Alès |
| Canton | Alès-1 |
| Intercommunality | Alès Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Charles Benezet |
| Area | 20.25 km (7.82 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,115 |
| • Density | 350/km (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30243 /30380 |
| Elevation | 103–391 m (338–1,283 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Christol-lès-Alès (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔl lez‿alɛs], literally Saint-Christol near Alès; Occitan: Sent Cristòu d'Alès) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Climate
Temperatures reached 44.1 °C (111.4 °F) in Saint-Christol-lès-Alès and Conqueyrac on 12 August 2003 during the 2003 European heat wave. They were France's highest temperatures ever recorded until 28 June 2019, when temperatures reached as high as 45.9 °C (114.6 °F) in southern France.
| Climate data for Saint-Christol-lès-Alès (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1949−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
43.4 (110.1) |
40.5 (104.9) |
44.1 (111.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
44.1 (111.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.1 (3.23) |
55.7 (2.19) |
72.9 (2.87) |
83.1 (3.27) |
77.7 (3.06) |
49.1 (1.93) |
38.5 (1.52) |
50.3 (1.98) |
160.6 (6.32) |
153.5 (6.04) |
133.2 (5.24) |
89.8 (3.54) |
1,046.5 (41.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 77.4 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Population
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| Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- Météo France
- "Temperature in France breaks record as European heat wave continues". BNO News. 28 June 2019.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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