Saint-Christol-lès-Alès

Commune in Occitania, France
Coat of arms of Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
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Location of Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
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(2020–2026) Jean-Charles Benezet[1]Area
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20.25 km2 (7.82 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
7,115 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
30243 /30380
Elevation103–391 m (338–1,283 ft)
(avg. 134 m or 440 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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.[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 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[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 726—    
1846 1,260+1.05%
1901 1,397+0.19%
1926 1,433+0.10%
1946 1,580+0.49%
1954 1,724+1.10%
1962 2,025+2.03%
1968 2,595+4.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 3,304+3.51%
1982 3,970+2.66%
1990 4,973+2.86%
1999 5,492+1.11%
2007 6,472+2.07%
2012 6,776+0.92%
2017 7,030+0.74%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Météo France
  4. ^ "Temperature in France breaks record as European heat wave continues". BNO News. 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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