Le Bleymard

Le Bleymard
Part of Mont Lozère et Goulet
The town hall of Le Bleymard
The town hall of Le Bleymard
Coat of arms of Le Bleymard
Coat of arms
Location of Le Bleymard
Map
Le Bleymard is located in France
Le Bleymard
Le Bleymard
Le Bleymard is located in Occitanie
Le Bleymard
Le Bleymard
Coordinates: 44°29′14″N 3°44′09″E / 44.4872°N 3.7358°E / 44.4872; 3.7358
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
CantonSaint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez
CommuneMont Lozère et Goulet
Area
1
16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
378
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
48190
Elevation1,037–1,482 m (3,402–4,862 ft)
(avg. 1,069 m or 3,507 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Bleymard (French pronunciation: [lə blemaʁ]; Occitan: Lo Blumar) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mont Lozère et Goulet.[2]

The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson ate in the village on the evening of 28 September 1878 before camping nearby, as recounted in his book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes.[3] The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path following Stevenson's approximate route, runs through the village, and a three-day "Festival Stevenson" is held in the area annually. The nearby Mont Lozère is a ski resort.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Le Bleymard, 1418m (1991−2020 normals, 1998−2024 extremes)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3) 		17.1
(62.8) 		18.0
(64.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		25.6
(78.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.7
(90.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		18.7
(65.7) 		17.8
(64.0) 		32.7
(90.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8) 		2.3
(36.1) 		5.7
(42.3) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.0
(55.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		20.4
(68.7) 		20.3
(68.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		5.5
(41.9) 		3.4
(38.1) 		10.5
(51.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		2.3
(36.1) 		5.3
(41.5) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.5
(56.3) 		15.6
(60.1) 		15.6
(60.1) 		11.7
(53.1) 		8.1
(46.6) 		2.8
(37.0) 		0.6
(33.1) 		6.9
(44.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.4
(25.9) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		1.6
(34.9) 		5.1
(41.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		10.9
(51.6) 		11.0
(51.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		4.8
(40.6) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		3.3
(38.0)
Record low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1) 		−19.1
(−2.4) 		−16.7
(1.9) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		1.3
(34.3) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−17.9
(−0.2) 		−19.1
(−2.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.2
(3.16) 		63.1
(2.48) 		80.0
(3.15) 		114.3
(4.50) 		119.4
(4.70) 		82.8
(3.26) 		63.8
(2.51) 		69.2
(2.72) 		105.0
(4.13) 		152.5
(6.00) 		165.1
(6.50) 		97.1
(3.82) 		1,192.5
(46.93)
Source: Meteociel[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793752—    
1800748−0.5%
1806749+0.1%
1821486−35.1%
1831583+20.0%
1836597+2.4%
1841583−2.3%
1846596+2.2%
1851652+9.4%
1856610−6.4%
1861553−9.3%
1866540−2.4%
1872575+6.5%
1876600+4.3%
1881678+13.0%
1886665−1.9%
1891605−9.0%
1896649+7.3%
YearPop.±%
1901598−7.9%
1906621+3.8%
1911697+12.2%
1921553−20.7%
1926575+4.0%
1931549−4.5%
1936448−18.4%
1946493+10.0%
1954336−31.8%
1962324−3.6%
1968295−9.0%
1975358+21.4%
1982434+21.2%
1990440+1.4%
1999446+1.4%
2006367−17.7%
2009347−5.4%

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 May 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ Stevenson, Robert Louis (1905) [1879]. "Upper Gévaudan (Continued)" . Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 111  – via Wikisource. From Bleymard after dinner, although it was already late, I set out to scale a portion of the Lozère.
  4. ^ Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 125–127. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
  5. ^ "Normales et records pour Le Bleymard (48)". Meteociel. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
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