Today, Sospel is a topic of great relevance and interest to many people around the world. With the advancement of technology and globalization, Sospel has become an increasingly present topic in everyday life. Whether it is an aspect related to health, education, the environment, politics or society in general, Sospel is an issue that impacts all people in one way or another. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the impact of Sospel and discuss its importance in the current context.
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Sospel | |
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Part of Sospel | |
Coordinates: 43°52′41″N 7°26′57″E / 43.8781°N 7.4492°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Nice |
Canton | Contes |
Intercommunality | CA Riviera Française |
Commune | Sospel |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Mario Lorenzi |
Area 1 | 62.39 km2 (24.09 sq mi) |
Population | 3,803 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 06380 |
Elevation | 257–1,737 m (843–5,699 ft) (avg. 354 m or 1,161 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sospel (French pronunciation: [sɔspɛl]; Mentonasc: Sospèl; Italian: Sospello) is a commune (municipality) and former schismatic episcopal seat (1381-1418) in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France near the Italian border and not far from Monte Carlo. And, from 1912 to 1932, Sospel even had a tramway system from Menton which had a length of 17,279 meters.
The town dates back to the 5th century, when it served as an important staging post on the royal road from Nice to Turin. Its main monument is the former cathedral.
During the Western Schism, the Diocese of Ventimiglia (Vintimille in French) was split : the canonical bishop, still residing in Ventimiglia, obedient to the Pope in Rome, controlled the territories dependent of the Italian dogal Republic of Genoa, but an uncanonical line of rival anti-bishops (1381-1418), obedient to the Antipope of Avignon, established their schismatical see 'of Ventimiglia' in Sospel(lo), with sway over the diocese's 'French' territories dependent on the County of Savoy and the lordship of Tende.
After Ventimiglia's diocesan authority was restored in 1412 as the jurisdiction now known as the Diocese of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Sospel was assigned to what is now the Diocese of Nice, France, and its former cathedral was demoted to simple church.
Under the Köppen system, Sospel features an oceanic climate (Cfb) with warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) influences. Influenced by its low altitude, Sospel experiences light frosts in winter and cool nights during the summer.
Climate data for Sospel, Alpes-Maritimes, Alt : 387 m | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.6 (58.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.9 (44.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74 (2.9) |
63 (2.5) |
80 (3.1) |
124 (4.9) |
120 (4.7) |
110 (4.3) |
79 (3.1) |
72 (2.8) |
95 (3.7) |
115 (4.5) |
138 (5.4) |
86 (3.4) |
1,156 (45.3) |
Source: climate-data.org |