Commune in Occitania, France
| Saint-Martial | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 A general view of Saint-Martial | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Saint-Martial | |
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| Coordinates: 44°02′07″N 3°44′12″E / 44.0353°N 3.7367°E / 44.0353; 3.7367 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
| Canton | Le Vigan |
| Intercommunality | Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Jutteau |
| Area | 17.16 km (6.63 sq mi) |
| Population | 182 |
| • Density | 11/km (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30283 /30440 |
| Elevation | 276–1,125 m (906–3,691 ft) (avg. 462 m or 1,516 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Martial (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsjal]; Occitan: Sant Marçal) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Geography
Climate
Saint-Martial has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Saint-Martial is 14.0 °C (57.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,247.1 mm (49.10 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.0 °C (73.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.3 °C (43.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Martial was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.4 °C (13.3 °F) on 12 February 2012.
| Climate data for Saint-Martial (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1998−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
41.7 (107.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.8 (103.6) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95.5 (3.76) |
71.6 (2.82) |
97.4 (3.83) |
116.5 (4.59) |
110.3 (4.34) |
58.3 (2.30) |
42.9 (1.69) |
61.2 (2.41) |
128.7 (5.07) |
179.2 (7.06) |
177.9 (7.00) |
107.6 (4.24) |
1,247.1 (49.10) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 83.8 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 200 | — |
| 1968 | 223 | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 201 | −9.9% |
| 1982 | 171 | −14.9% |
| 1990 | 188 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 156 | −17.0% |
| 2008 | 194 | +24.4% |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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