Conqueyrac
Conqueyrac | |
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Location of Conqueyrac  | |
  Conqueyrac  Conqueyrac | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′51″N 3°54′33″E / 43.9475°N 3.9092°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
| Canton | Le Vigan |
| Intercommunality | Piémont Cévenol |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Dautheville[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 108 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30093 /30170 |
| Elevation | 100–368 m (328–1,207 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Conqueyrac (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃kɛʁak]; Occitan: Concairac) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Climate[edit]
Temperatures reached 44.1 °C (111.4 °F) in Conqueyrac and Saint-Christol-lès-Alès on 12 August 2003 during the 2003 European heat wave.[3] 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.[4]
| Climate data for Conqueyrac (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1991−2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
43.5 (110.3) |
41.0 (105.8) |
44.1 (111.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
44.1 (111.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.7 (3.65) |
61.0 (2.40) |
57.6 (2.27) |
91.0 (3.58) |
90.0 (3.54) |
54.4 (2.14) |
30.6 (1.20) |
45.0 (1.77) |
179.5 (7.07) |
175.0 (6.89) |
117.9 (4.64) |
128.5 (5.06) |
1,123.2 (44.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 74.3 |
| Source: Météo-France[5] | |||||||||||||
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 75 | — |
| 1968 | 83 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 82 | −1.2% |
| 1982 | 123 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 133 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 122 | −8.3% |
| 2008 | 104 | −14.8% |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". 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 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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