Chantonnay
Chantonnay (French: [ʃɑ̃tɔnɛ]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
The river Lay flows southwestward through the commune and forms part of its eastern and southern borders.
Climate
Chantonnay has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Chantonnay is 12.3 °C (54.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 876.9 mm (34.52 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.9 °C (67.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Chantonnay was 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 15 February 1956.
| Climate data for Chantonnay (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1951−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
41.3 (106.3) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97.5 (3.84) |
67.4 (2.65) |
63.5 (2.50) |
67.3 (2.65) |
62.6 (2.46) |
44.0 (1.73) |
49.9 (1.96) |
45.2 (1.78) |
73.2 (2.88) |
106.9 (4.21) |
96.3 (3.79) |
103.1 (4.06) |
876.9 (34.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.2 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 123.9 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,172 | — |
| 1975 | 6,991 | +1.80% |
| 1982 | 7,235 | +0.49% |
| 1990 | 7,458 | +0.38% |
| 1999 | 7,541 | +0.12% |
| 2007 | 8,040 | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 8,306 | +0.65% |
| 2017 | 8,318 | +0.03% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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