Le Mont-Dore (New Caledonia)

Le Mont-Dore is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France[3] in the Pacific Ocean.

For the spa town in metropolitan France, see Le Mont-Dore (France).
Le Mont-Dore
Commune
The High Street, Le Mont-Dore
The High Street, Le Mont-Dore
Coat of arms of Le Mont-Dore
Coat of arms
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of the commune (in red) within New Caledonia
Location of Le Mont-Dore
Coordinates: 22°12′57″S 166°27′59″E
CountryFrance
Sui generis collectivityNew Caledonia
ProvinceSouth Province
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eddie Lecourieux[1]
Area
1
643.0 km2 (248.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
27,620
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Ethnic distribution
 • 2019Europeans 26.36%
Kanaks 24.86%
Wallisians and Futunans 14.8%
Mixed 15.34%
Other 18.65%
Time zoneUTC+11:00
INSEE/Postal code
98817 /98809
Elevation0–825 m (0–2,707 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 New Caledonia Land Register (DITTT) data, which exclude lakes and ponds larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers.

Geography

Climate

Le Mont-Dore has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Le Mont-Dore is 23.2 °C (73.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,775.6 mm (69.91 in) with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 26.6 °C (79.9 °F), and lowest in July, at around 19.5 °C (67.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Mont-Dore was 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) on 29 December 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 7.8 °C (46.0 °F) on 22 August 2009.

Climate data for Le Mont-Dore (La Coulée, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1993−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.7
(98.1)		 37.7
(99.9)		 36.1
(97.0)		 35.2
(95.4)		 32.1
(89.8)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.8
(89.2)		 30.8
(87.4)		 35.9
(96.6)		 34.7
(94.5)		 35.8
(96.4)		 37.8
(100.0)		 37.8
(100.0)
Average high °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)		 31.3
(88.3)		 30.3
(86.5)		 28.6
(83.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.8
(76.6)		 26.6
(79.9)		 28.2
(82.8)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.8
(87.4)		 28.1
(82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.0
(78.8)		 24.3
(75.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 20.7
(69.3)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.6
(67.3)		 20.9
(69.6)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.0
(75.2)		 25.6
(78.1)		 23.2
(73.8)
Average low °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.8
(71.2)		 20.1
(68.2)		 17.8
(64.0)		 16.2
(61.2)		 14.6
(58.3)		 14.5
(58.1)		 15.3
(59.5)		 17.0
(62.6)		 18.5
(65.3)		 20.3
(68.5)		 18.3
(64.9)
Record low °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)		 15.7
(60.3)		 16.3
(61.3)		 13.3
(55.9)		 10.4
(50.7)		 9.5
(49.1)		 7.8
(46.0)		 7.8
(46.0)		 8.9
(48.0)		 9.7
(49.5)		 11.8
(53.2)		 13.1
(55.6)		 7.8
(46.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 199.3
(7.85)		 248.2
(9.77)		 317.2
(12.49)		 211.0
(8.31)		 140.8
(5.54)		 113.8
(4.48)		 103.9
(4.09)		 103.5
(4.07)		 62.0
(2.44)		 67.2
(2.65)		 79.9
(3.15)		 128.8
(5.07)		 1,775.6
(69.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.7 14.9 16.8 15.5 14.6 12.2 12.5 10.8 7.7 8.4 7.7 10.4 145.1
Source: Météo-France[4]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1956 1,288—    
1963 2,640+10.80%
1969 4,809+10.51%
1976 10,659+12.04%
1983 14,616+4.61%
1989 16,370+1.91%
1996 20,780+3.47%
2004 24,195+1.92%
2009 25,683+1.20%
2014 27,155+1.12%
2019 27,620+0.34%
Source: ISEE[5]

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania

Le Mont-Dore is twinned with:[6]

Notable people

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. Population, ménages et logement par commune, en 2019, Institut de la statistique et des études économiques Nouvelle-Calédonie
  3. "Commune du Mont-Dore, Nouvelle-Calédonie". Commune du Mont-Dore.
  4. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  5. ISEE. "Structure de la population et évolutions: La population aux différents recensements". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. "Jumelages". mont-dore.nc (in French). Le Mont-Dore. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  7. "Jumelage entre Yogyakarta et Mont-Dore (Nelle Calédonie)". id.ambafrance.org (in French). Ambassade de France en Indonésie et au Timor oriental. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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