Salindres

Commune in Occitania, France
Coat of arms of Salindres
Coat of arms
Location of Salindres
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(2022–2026) Etienne Malachanne[1]Area
1
11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
3,648 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
30305 /30340
Elevation148–241 m (486–791 ft)
(avg. 188 m or 617 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Salindres (French pronunciation: [salɛ̃dʁ]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The composer and conductor Roger Dumas (1897–1951) was born, in Salindres.

Geography

Climate

Salindres has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Salindres is 14.0 °C (57.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,092.1 mm (43.00 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The second highest temperature ever recorded in Salindres was 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) on 1 August 1947, the hottest August day on record for Frances was 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on 23 August 2023;[3] the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.5 °C (5.9 °F) on 12 February 1956.

Climate data for Salindres (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1915−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0) 		24.3
(75.7) 		27.0
(80.6) 		33.0
(91.4) 		38.0
(100.4) 		42.0
(107.6) 		40.2
(104.4) 		44.4
(111.9) 		36.7
(98.1) 		32.4
(90.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		44.4
(111.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9) 		12.2
(54.0) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		27.6
(81.7) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.7
(87.3) 		25.5
(77.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		14.2
(57.6) 		10.9
(51.6) 		20.0
(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		6.7
(44.1) 		10.0
(50.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.1
(73.6) 		18.8
(65.8) 		14.5
(58.1) 		9.5
(49.1) 		6.4
(43.5) 		14.0
(57.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0) 		1.2
(34.2) 		3.9
(39.0) 		6.5
(43.7) 		10.0
(50.0) 		13.5
(56.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		15.6
(60.1) 		12.1
(53.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		4.8
(40.6) 		1.9
(35.4) 		8.0
(46.4)
Record low °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		−11.4
(11.5) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		1.0
(33.8) 		4.8
(40.6) 		6.2
(43.2) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−14.5
(5.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 83.9
(3.30) 		56.2
(2.21) 		71.7
(2.82) 		85.0
(3.35) 		85.7
(3.37) 		54.7
(2.15) 		45.3
(1.78) 		53.9
(2.12) 		166.0
(6.54) 		158.3
(6.23) 		142.2
(5.60) 		89.2
(3.51) 		1,092.1
(43.00)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.2 5.5 5.7 7.6 7.8 5.4 4.2 4.9 6.0 8.5 8.7 7.0 78.4
Source: Météo-France[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 300—    
1821 369+0.74%
1846 548+1.59%
1872 2,051+5.21%
1901 2,551+0.76%
1926 2,816+0.40%
1946 3,126+0.52%
1962 3,889+1.37%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,845−0.19%
1975 3,666−0.68%
1982 3,459−0.83%
1990 3,213−0.92%
1999 3,055−0.56%
2007 3,056+0.00%
2012 3,190+0.86%
2017 3,494+1.84%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/ScottDuncanWX/status/1694403399515545699
  4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Salindres, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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