Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine

(2020–2026) Pierre Careil^[1]Area

35.52 km² (13.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,063 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

85216 /85400

Elevation0–44 m (0–144 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒɛm la plɛn]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

Climate

Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is 13.0 °C (55.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 809.1 mm (31.85 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 20.1 °C (68.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 15 January 1985.

Climate data for Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1952−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	22.5 (72.5)	25.5 (77.9)	30.0 (86.0)	35.0 (95.0)	39.8 (103.6)	41.7 (107.1)	39.7 (103.5)	35.8 (96.4)	30.8 (87.4)	22.9 (73.2)	19.8 (67.6)	41.7 (107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.6 (49.3)	10.8 (51.4)	14.1 (57.4)	16.8 (62.2)	20.5 (68.9)	24.0 (75.2)	26.1 (79.0)	26.3 (79.3)	23.3 (73.9)	18.5 (65.3)	13.4 (56.1)	10.1 (50.2)	17.8 (64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.4 (43.5)	6.8 (44.2)	9.4 (48.9)	11.6 (52.9)	15.2 (59.4)	18.4 (65.1)	20.1 (68.2)	20.1 (68.2)	17.3 (63.1)	14.0 (57.2)	9.6 (49.3)	6.8 (44.2)	13.0 (55.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	2.9 (37.2)	4.7 (40.5)	6.4 (43.5)	9.9 (49.8)	12.7 (54.9)	14.0 (57.2)	13.9 (57.0)	11.4 (52.5)	9.4 (48.9)	5.8 (42.4)	3.5 (38.3)	8.2 (46.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.0 (5.0)	−13.8 (7.2)	−9.1 (15.6)	−5.0 (23.0)	−1.8 (28.8)	1.9 (35.4)	4.0 (39.2)	4.5 (40.1)	0.5 (32.9)	−2.0 (28.4)	−8.0 (17.6)	−11.0 (12.2)	−15.0 (5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	81.9 (3.22)	60.8 (2.39)	60.6 (2.39)	60.9 (2.40)	58.1 (2.29)	41.3 (1.63)	44.1 (1.74)	47.4 (1.87)	70.6 (2.78)	94.8 (3.73)	94.4 (3.72)	94.2 (3.71)	809.1 (31.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.6	9.8	9.8	10.0	9.4	7.2	6.8	6.5	7.6	11.8	12.4	13.0	117.0
Source: Météo-France^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,283	—
1975	1,170	−1.31%
1982	1,235	+0.78%
1990	1,350	+1.12%
1999	1,574	+1.72%
2007	1,817	+1.81%
2012	2,012	+2.06%
2017	2,044	+0.32%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE