Saint-Firmin, Hautes-Alpes

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Coat of arms of Saint-Firmin
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Firmin
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(2024–2026) Jean-Michel Cret[1]Area
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22.39 km2 (8.64 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
449 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
05142 /05800
Elevation767–2,776 m (2,516–9,108 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Firmin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fiʁmɛ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Sant Fermin) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

Climate

Saint-Firmin has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Firmin is 9.2 °C (48.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,097.0 mm (43.19 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.5 °C (65.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C (32.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Firmin was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 19 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.5 °C (−10.3 °F) on 27 December 1962.

Climate data for Saint-Firmin (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1951−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9) 		21.7
(71.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		26.5
(79.7) 		31.3
(88.3) 		36.0
(96.8) 		36.5
(97.7) 		37.5
(99.5) 		33.0
(91.4) 		27.6
(81.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		37.5
(99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.1
(41.2) 		6.8
(44.2) 		10.7
(51.3) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		22.4
(72.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.5
(77.9) 		20.9
(69.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		9.2
(48.6) 		5.5
(41.9) 		15.1
(59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5) 		1.3
(34.3) 		4.8
(40.6) 		7.7
(45.9) 		12.2
(54.0) 		15.7
(60.3) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		14.5
(58.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		4.6
(40.3) 		1.2
(34.2) 		9.2
(48.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		1.7
(35.1) 		5.9
(42.6) 		8.9
(48.0) 		11.2
(52.2) 		11.0
(51.8) 		8.1
(46.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		3.3
(37.9)
Record low °C (°F) −21.0
(−5.8) 		−21.5
(−6.7) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		0.5
(32.9) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−15.8
(3.6) 		−23.5
(−10.3) 		−23.5
(−10.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 93.3
(3.67) 		76.1
(3.00) 		78.4
(3.09) 		102.8
(4.05) 		96.2
(3.79) 		76.2
(3.00) 		56.2
(2.21) 		61.3
(2.41) 		96.4
(3.80) 		129.6
(5.10) 		120.2
(4.73) 		110.3
(4.34) 		1,097
(43.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.4 7.0 8.0 9.2 10.5 8.0 5.7 6.5 7.0 9.3 8.8 9.1 97.4
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962476—    
1968515+8.2%
1975535+3.9%
1982465−13.1%
1990408−12.3%
1999438+7.4%
2008464+5.9%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour St Firmin (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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