Salindres

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Salindres
The town hall in Salindres
The town hall in Salindres
Coat of arms of Salindres
Location of Salindres
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Salindres is located in France
Salindres
Salindres
Salindres is located in Occitanie
Salindres
Salindres
Coordinates: 44°10′19″N 4°09′30″E / 44.1719°N 4.1583°E / 44.1719; 4.1583
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementAlès
CantonAlès-2
IntercommunalityAlès Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (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

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Climate

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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

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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

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/ScottDuncanWX/status/1694403399515545699 [bare URL]
  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