Saint-Firmin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fiʁmɛ̃] ; Occitan: Sant Fermin) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Saint-Firmin | |
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 The parish church of Saint-Firmin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Firmin  | |
  Saint-Firmin  Saint-Firmin | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′56″N 6°01′48″E / 44.7822°N 6.03°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur |
| Intercommunality | Champsaur-Valgaudemar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Jean-Michel Cret[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.39 km2 (8.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 449 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05142 /05800 |
| Elevation | 767–2,776 m (2,516–9,108 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Saint-Firmin has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Firmin is 9.2 °C (48.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,097.0 mm (43.19 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.5 °C (65.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C (32.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Firmin was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 19 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.5 °C (−10.3 °F) on 27 December 1962.
| Climate data for Saint-Firmin (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1951−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.5 (99.5) | 33.0 (91.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.2 (48.6) | 5.5 (41.9) | 15.1 (59.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.7 (45.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 1.2 (34.2) | 9.2 (48.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.1 (24.6) | −1.1 (30.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 5.9 (42.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 4.9 (40.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | −3.1 (26.4) | 3.3 (37.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −17.8 (0.0) | −11.1 (12.0) | −5.5 (22.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | −0.8 (30.6) | −6.0 (21.2) | −9.1 (15.6) | −15.8 (3.6) | −23.5 (−10.3) | −23.5 (−10.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 93.3 (3.67) | 76.1 (3.00) | 78.4 (3.09) | 102.8 (4.05) | 96.2 (3.79) | 76.2 (3.00) | 56.2 (2.21) | 61.3 (2.41) | 96.4 (3.80) | 129.6 (5.10) | 120.2 (4.73) | 110.3 (4.34) | 1,097 (43.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.4 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 97.4 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 476 | — |
| 1968 | 515 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 535 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 465 | −13.1% |
| 1990 | 408 | −12.3% |
| 1999 | 438 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 464 | +5.9% |
See also
References
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