Montlaur, Aveyron
Montlaur (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃lɔʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Montlaur | |
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Location of Montlaur | |
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| Coordinates: 43°52′48″N 2°50′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| Canton | Causses-Rougiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Rivemale[1] |
| Area 1 | 41.57 km2 (16.05 sq mi) |
| Population | 633 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12154 /12400 |
| Elevation | 330–681 m (1,083–2,234 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The Dourdou de Camarès forms part of the commune's southeastern border, flows northwestward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its northwestern border.
The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Dourdou de Camarès.
Climate
On average, Montlaur experiences 55.0 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.0 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 2.9 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 33.4 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on August 12, 2003, while the record low temperature was −13.3 °C (8.1 °F) on March 1, 2005.[3]
| Climate data for Montlaur (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.3 (104.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.5 (54.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.5 (2.89) |
47.9 (1.89) |
57.0 (2.24) |
72.2 (2.84) |
67.7 (2.67) |
47.2 (1.86) |
40.1 (1.58) |
47.3 (1.86) |
49.9 (1.96) |
71.0 (2.80) |
69.8 (2.75) |
61.8 (2.43) |
705.4 (27.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.5 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 92.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 575 | — |
| 1800 | 558 | −3.0% |
| 1821 | 1,420 | +154.5% |
| 1831 | 1,324 | −6.8% |
| 1836 | 793 | −40.1% |
| 1841 | 749 | −5.5% |
| 1846 | 857 | +14.4% |
| 1851 | 882 | +2.9% |
| 1856 | 829 | −6.0% |
| 1861 | 870 | +4.9% |
| 1866 | 913 | +4.9% |
| 1872 | 911 | −0.2% |
| 1876 | 960 | +5.4% |
| 1881 | 1,074 | +11.9% |
| 1886 | 1,085 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 1,082 | −0.3% |
| 1896 | 1,056 | −2.4% |
| 1901 | 1,014 | −4.0% |
| 1906 | 1,015 | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 1,022 | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 919 | −10.1% |
| 1926 | 878 | −4.5% |
| 1931 | 846 | −3.6% |
| 1936 | 799 | −5.6% |
| 1946 | 764 | −4.4% |
| 1954 | 753 | −1.4% |
| 1962 | 761 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 657 | −13.7% |
| 1975 | 608 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 557 | −8.4% |
| 1990 | 556 | −0.2% |
| 1999 | 581 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 680 | +17.0% |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Montlaur". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
