Formiguères
Formiguères (French pronunciation: [fɔʁmiɡɛʁ] ; Catalan: Formiguera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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Map of Formiguères and its surrounding communes
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Puig Peric (2810 metres), the highest point in the commune.
Its inhabitants are called Formiguérois.
Geography
Formiguères is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
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Climate
On average, Formiguères experiences 143.4 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 9.1 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 15.5 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 2.3 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) on 18 August 2012, while the record low temperature was −18.6 °C (−1.5 °F) on 11 March 2010.
Climate data for Formiguères (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2005–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.6 (45.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
1.9 (35.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.1 (2.44) |
40.9 (1.61) |
57.6 (2.27) |
65.4 (2.57) |
72.2 (2.84) |
73.9 (2.91) |
68.4 (2.69) |
64.7 (2.55) |
58.3 (2.30) |
54.5 (2.15) |
78.0 (3.07) |
41.3 (1.63) |
737.3 (29.03) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.5 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 95.7 |
Source: Meteociel |
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 370 | — |
1975 | 313 | −2.36% |
1982 | 312 | −0.05% |
1990 | 357 | +1.70% |
1999 | 434 | +2.19% |
2007 | 437 | +0.09% |
2012 | 422 | −0.70% |
2017 | 479 | +2.57% |
Source: INSEE |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Formiguères". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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