La Faurie

La Faurie
Coat of arms of La Faurie
Location of La Faurie
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La Faurie is located in France
La Faurie
La Faurie
La Faurie is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Faurie
La Faurie
Coordinates: 44°34′05″N 5°44′26″E / 44.5681°N 5.7406°E / 44.5681; 5.7406
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonSerres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christiane Acanfora[1]
Area
1
31.44 km2 (12.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
307
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05055 /05140
Elevation780–2,063 m (2,559–6,768 ft)
(avg. 876 m or 2,874 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Faurie (French pronunciation: [la foʁi]; Occitan: La Fauria) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

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Climate

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La Faurie has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in La Faurie is 9.3 °C (48.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 937.6 mm (36.91 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.4 °C (65.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.4 °C (32.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Faurie was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 26 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −21.4 °C (−6.5 °F) on 14 February 1999.

Climate data for La Faurie (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1997−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)
22.4
(72.3)
23.4
(74.1)
28.2
(82.8)
30.8
(87.4)
37.5
(99.5)
36.2
(97.2)
36.6
(97.9)
34.3
(93.7)
26.7
(80.1)
23.1
(73.6)
16.8
(62.2)
37.5
(99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
8.1
(46.6)
11.7
(53.1)
14.9
(58.8)
20.0
(68.0)
24.6
(76.3)
27.2
(81.0)
26.8
(80.2)
21.9
(71.4)
17.1
(62.8)
10.0
(50.0)
6.3
(43.3)
16.3
(61.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)
1.7
(35.1)
5.1
(41.2)
8.1
(46.6)
12.6
(54.7)
16.3
(61.3)
18.4
(65.1)
18.2
(64.8)
14.2
(57.6)
10.3
(50.5)
4.4
(39.9)
1.0
(33.8)
9.3
(48.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9)
−4.7
(23.5)
−1.6
(29.1)
1.2
(34.2)
5.2
(41.4)
8.1
(46.6)
9.6
(49.3)
9.6
(49.3)
6.4
(43.5)
3.5
(38.3)
−1.2
(29.8)
−4.4
(24.1)
2.2
(36.0)
Record low °C (°F) −19.4
(−2.9)
−21.4
(−6.5)
−14.0
(6.8)
−9.5
(14.9)
−3.9
(25.0)
−1.9
(28.6)
1.1
(34.0)
0.6
(33.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
−8.4
(16.9)
−15.4
(4.3)
−19.8
(−3.6)
−21.4
(−6.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.2
(2.69)
57.6
(2.27)
63.3
(2.49)
94.5
(3.72)
92.6
(3.65)
63.7
(2.51)
35.6
(1.40)
55.9
(2.20)
99.7
(3.93)
112.2
(4.42)
108.6
(4.28)
85.7
(3.37)
937.6
(36.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.9 5.9 7.9 9.8 9.7 6.6 5.6 7.2 6.5 8.6 9.6 8.1 93.6
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962226—    
1968250+10.6%
1975227−9.2%
1982215−5.3%
1990224+4.2%
1999231+3.1%
2008322+39.4%

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Normales et records pour La Faurie (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.