Génolhac
Génolhac | |
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,_l%27%C3%A9glise_avec_son_clocher-mur.JPG) The bell tower of the church in Génolhac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Génolhac  | |
  Génolhac  Génolhac | |
| Coordinates: 44°21′02″N 3°57′00″E / 44.3505°N 3.95°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Alès |
| Canton | La Grand-Combe |
| Intercommunality | Alès Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Cheron[1] |
Area 1 | 17.30 km2 (6.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 822 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30130 /30450 |
| Elevation | 293–1,416 m (961–4,646 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Génolhac (French pronunciation: [ʒenɔlak]; Occitan: Ginolhac) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]Génolhac has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Génolhac is 13.2 °C (55.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,692.5 mm (66.63 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.4 °C (72.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Génolhac was 42.3 °C (108.1 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.0 °C (8.6 °F) on 12 January 1987.
| Climate data for Génolhac (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1974−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
42.3 (108.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
35.4 (95.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 141.7 (5.58) |
95.8 (3.77) |
98.7 (3.89) |
142.8 (5.62) |
141.9 (5.59) |
77.0 (3.03) |
45.9 (1.81) |
78.8 (3.10) |
180.6 (7.11) |
247.5 (9.74) |
277.0 (10.91) |
164.8 (6.49) |
1,692.5 (66.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 95.2 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 920 | — |
| 1975 | 936 | 0.25% |
| 1982 | 825 | −1.79% |
| 1990 | 827 | 0.03% |
| 1999 | 840 | 0.17% |
| 2009 | 889 | 0.57% |
| 2014 | 854 | −0.80% |
| 2020 | 824 | −0.59% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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