Saint-Fulgent
Saint-Fulgent (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fylʒɑ̃]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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Location of Saint-Fulgent | |
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| Coordinates: 46°51′14″N 1°10′36″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Montaigu-Vendée |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Gautron[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.82 km2 (14.22 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,839 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85215 /85250 |
| Elevation | 46–106 m (151–348 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Saint-Fulgent has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Fulgent is 12.6 °C (54.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 815.9 mm (32.12 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.7 °C (67.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.9 °C (42.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Fulgent was 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.1 °C (12.0 °F) on 12 February 2012.
| Climate data for Saint-Fulgent (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2007−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
39.3 (102.7) |
41.3 (106.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 93.3 (3.67) |
66.6 (2.62) |
70.0 (2.76) |
60.2 (2.37) |
63.4 (2.50) |
63.2 (2.49) |
42.8 (1.69) |
48.0 (1.89) |
47.0 (1.85) |
72.6 (2.86) |
89.2 (3.51) |
99.6 (3.92) |
815.9 (32.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.4 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 123.5 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
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.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
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