Alzon

Commune in Occitanie, France

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Alzon

(2020–2026) Roger Laurens^[1]Area

27.48 km² (10.61 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

173 • Density6.3/km² (16/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

30009 /30770

Elevation502–1,414 m (1,647–4,639 ft)
(avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alzon (French pronunciation: [alzɔ̃]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

The commune is located in the south of the Cévennes National Park, in the upper Vis river valley.

Geography

Climate

Alzon has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). The average annual temperature in Alzon is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,372.8 mm (54.05 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.1 °C (68.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C (39.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Alzon was 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.4 °C (7.9 °F) on 1 March 2005.

Climate data for Alzon (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1998−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.2 (70.2)	23.4 (74.1)	25.5 (77.9)	29.0 (84.2)	32.9 (91.2)	39.3 (102.7)	37.2 (99.0)	39.2 (102.6)	32.3 (90.1)	29.2 (84.6)	24.4 (75.9)	21.2 (70.2)	39.3 (102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.9 (46.2)	9.0 (48.2)	12.7 (54.9)	15.8 (60.4)	19.8 (67.6)	24.7 (76.5)	27.3 (81.1)	27.1 (80.8)	22.5 (72.5)	17.2 (63.0)	11.5 (52.7)	8.3 (46.9)	17.0 (62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	4.3 (39.7)	7.3 (45.1)	10.2 (50.4)	13.8 (56.8)	17.8 (64.0)	20.1 (68.2)	19.8 (67.6)	16.0 (60.8)	12.5 (54.5)	7.5 (45.5)	4.5 (40.1)	11.5 (52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	−0.3 (31.5)	2.0 (35.6)	4.6 (40.3)	7.7 (45.9)	10.9 (51.6)	12.9 (55.2)	12.5 (54.5)	9.5 (49.1)	7.7 (45.9)	3.5 (38.3)	0.6 (33.1)	6.0 (42.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.2 (10.0)	−13.1 (8.4)	−13.4 (7.9)	−6.0 (21.2)	−2.4 (27.7)	1.4 (34.5)	3.0 (37.4)	3.8 (38.8)	−0.7 (30.7)	−4.6 (23.7)	−9.9 (14.2)	−12.8 (9.0)	−13.4 (7.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	129.4 (5.09)	84.3 (3.32)	101.7 (4.00)	132.2 (5.20)	102.0 (4.02)	68.7 (2.70)	38.3 (1.51)	61.1 (2.41)	131.2 (5.17)	188.9 (7.44)	195.5 (7.70)	139.5 (5.49)	1,372.8 (54.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.3	8.8	9.7	10.7	9.2	6.6	5.0	5.8	6.7	11.7	11.6	11.8	108.8
Source: Météo-France^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	280	—
1975	237	−2.35%
1982	201	−2.33%
1990	183	−1.17%
1999	208	+1.43%
2009	221	+0.61%
2014	193	−2.67%
2020	173	−1.81%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Sights

Arboretum de Cazebonne

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE