Belcaire
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Belcaire | |
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 A general view of Belcaire | |
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Location of Belcaire | |
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| Coordinates: 42°48′58″N 1°57′25″E / 42.816°N 1.957°E / 42.816; 1.957 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Limoux |
| Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Jean-Pierre Adroit[1] |
| Area 1 | 30.68 km2 (11.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 373 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11028 /11340 |
| Elevation | 696–1,546 m (2,283–5,072 ft) (avg. 1,052 m or 3,451 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Belcaire (French pronunciation: [bɛlkɛʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Bèlcaire) is a commune in the Aude department, part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 585 | — |
| 1968 | 504 | −13.8% |
| 1975 | 463 | −8.1% |
| 1982 | 421 | −9.1% |
| 1990 | 360 | −14.5% |
| 1999 | 392 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 425 | +8.4% |
Climate
On average, Belcaire experiences 77.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 7.0 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 5.6 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) on 18 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 16 January 1985.[3]
| Climate data for Belcaire (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1979–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.8 (49.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.1 (41.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 100.3 (3.95) |
77.8 (3.06) |
79.3 (3.12) |
108.5 (4.27) |
108.4 (4.27) |
83.1 (3.27) |
53.5 (2.11) |
57.6 (2.27) |
73.2 (2.88) |
84.2 (3.31) |
114.1 (4.49) |
92.4 (3.64) |
1,032.4 (40.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 119.4 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Belcaire". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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