Artigues, Hautes-Pyrénées

Artigues
Commune
A barn adjacent to the Artigues airstrip
A barn adjacent to the Artigues airstrip
Coat of arms of Artigues
Coat of arms
Location of Artigues
Map
Artigues is located in France
Artigues
Artigues
Artigues is located in Occitanie
Artigues
Artigues
Coordinates: 43°04′32″N 0°00′11″E / 43.0756°N 0.0031°E / 43.0756; 0.0031
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHautes-Pyrénées
ArrondissementArgelès-Gazost
CantonLourdes-2
IntercommunalityCA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie Plane[1]
Area
1
1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
65038 /65100
Elevation485–860 m (1,591–2,822 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.

Artigues (French pronunciation: [aʁtiɡ] ⓘ; Occitan: Artigas) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.

It is a small village retaining traditional architecture of the region. The commune is at the end of a steep dead-end road from the outskirts of Luchon.

Geography

Climate

Artigues has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Artigues is 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,220.8 mm (48.06 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 14.6 °C (58.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Artigues was 33.0 °C (91.4 °F) on 1 July 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F) on 9 January 1985.

Climate data for Artigues (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1959−2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		22.0
(71.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		29.0
(84.2) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.5
(90.5) 		30.0
(86.0) 		26.5
(79.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		33.0
(91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.2
(39.6) 		5.5
(41.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		12.8
(55.0) 		16.2
(61.2) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.1
(61.0) 		13.3
(55.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		5.0
(41.0) 		11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2) 		1.9
(35.4) 		4.1
(39.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.4
(54.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		9.6
(49.3) 		4.8
(40.6) 		2.1
(35.8) 		7.7
(45.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		0.1
(32.2) 		1.8
(35.2) 		5.2
(41.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		10.4
(50.7) 		10.6
(51.1) 		8.4
(47.1) 		5.8
(42.4) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		4.0
(39.2)
Record low °C (°F) −20.0
(−4.0) 		−16.1
(3.0) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		1.8
(35.2) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−20.0
(−4.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 118.4
(4.66) 		85.4
(3.36) 		96.9
(3.81) 		112.3
(4.42) 		113.4
(4.46) 		93.9
(3.70) 		73.3
(2.89) 		77.7
(3.06) 		88.9
(3.50) 		104.5
(4.11) 		134.7
(5.30) 		121.4
(4.78) 		1,220.8
(48.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.9 10.7 12.2 15.0 15.4 13.0 10.9 11.2 10.6 13.1 12.6 11.9 148.4
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 30—    
1975 30+0.00%
1982 27−1.49%
1990 24−1.46%
1999 29+2.12%
2009 24−1.87%
2014 20−3.58%
2020 14−5.77%
Source: INSEE[4]

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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