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Alzon | |
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Coordinates: 43°58′04″N 3°26′25″E / 43.9678°N 3.4403°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Gard |
Arrondissement | Le Vigan |
Canton | Le Vigan |
Intercommunality | Pays Viganais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Laurens |
Area 1 | 27.48 km2 (10.61 sq mi) |
Population | 173 |
• Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 30009 /30770 |
Elevation | 502–1,414 m (1,647–4,639 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Alzon (French pronunciation: [alzɔ̃]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
The commune is located in the south of the Cévennes National Park, in the upper Vis river valley.
Alzon has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). The average annual temperature in Alzon is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,372.8 mm (54.05 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.1 °C (68.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C (39.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Alzon was 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.4 °C (7.9 °F) on 1 March 2005.
Climate data for Alzon (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1998−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 129.4 (5.09) |
84.3 (3.32) |
101.7 (4.00) |
132.2 (5.20) |
102.0 (4.02) |
68.7 (2.70) |
38.3 (1.51) |
61.1 (2.41) |
131.2 (5.17) |
188.9 (7.44) |
195.5 (7.70) |
139.5 (5.49) |
1,372.8 (54.05) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.3 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 108.8 |
Source: Météo-France |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 280 | — |
1975 | 237 | −2.35% |
1982 | 201 | −2.33% |
1990 | 183 | −1.17% |
1999 | 208 | +1.43% |
2009 | 221 | +0.61% |
2014 | 193 | −2.67% |
2020 | 173 | −1.81% |
Source: INSEE |