Saint-Firmin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fiʁmɛ̃] ; Occitan: Sant Fermin) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Saint-Firmin | |
|---|---|
 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
editClimate
editSaint-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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour St Firmin (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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