Colognac

Colognac
Commune
The Mouleyrette mill
The Mouleyrette mill
Coat of arms of Colognac
Coat of arms
Location of Colognac
Map
Colognac is located in France
Colognac
Colognac
Colognac is located in Occitanie
Colognac
Colognac
Coordinates: 44°01′46″N 3°49′22″E / 44.0294°N 3.8228°E / 44.0294; 3.8228
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementLe Vigan
CantonQuissac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cyrille Bresset[1]
Area
1
12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
214
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30087 /30460
Elevation318–997 m (1,043–3,271 ft)
(avg. 569 m or 1,867 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colognac (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔɲak]; Occitan: Colonhac) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Colognac has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in Colognac is 12.3 °C (54.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,502.4 mm (59.15 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.1 °C (70.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.9 °C (40.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Colognac was 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) on 21 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.0 °C (8.6 °F) on 27 February 2018.

Climate data for Colognac (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		29.1
(84.4) 		29.3
(84.7) 		34.0
(93.2) 		38.7
(101.7) 		36.3
(97.3) 		40.9
(105.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		33.4
(92.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		18.7
(65.7) 		40.9
(105.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		24.7
(76.5) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.9
(82.2) 		22.3
(72.1) 		17.1
(62.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		9.4
(48.9) 		17.5
(63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8) 		5.6
(42.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		10.9
(51.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		8.2
(46.8) 		5.6
(42.1) 		12.3
(54.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8) 		1.1
(34.0) 		3.5
(38.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		12.3
(54.1) 		14.4
(57.9) 		14.3
(57.7) 		10.9
(51.6) 		8.2
(46.8) 		4.3
(39.7) 		1.8
(35.2) 		7.2
(45.0)
Record low °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		3.2
(37.8) 		5.6
(42.1) 		6.1
(43.0) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−13.0
(8.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 123.4
(4.86) 		86.3
(3.40) 		103.0
(4.06) 		132.6
(5.22) 		124.1
(4.89) 		65.9
(2.59) 		43.6
(1.72) 		59.8
(2.35) 		165.7
(6.52) 		217.3
(8.56) 		221.7
(8.73) 		159.0
(6.26) 		1,502.4
(59.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.0 6.6 6.2 8.4 8.7 6.3 4.6 4.9 6.0 9.9 10.3 8.9 89.8
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196277—    
1968142+84.4%
1975154+8.5%
1982164+6.5%
1990167+1.8%
1999169+1.2%
2008205+21.3%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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