Sainte-Léocadie
Sainte-Léocadie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t leɔkadi] ⓘ; Catalan: Santa Llocaia, named after the catholic saint Leocadia) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Sainte-Léocadie
Santa Llocaia | |
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.JPG.webp) The church in Sainte-Léocadie | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Léocadie | |
  Sainte-Léocadie  Sainte-Léocadie | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′15″N 2°00′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Aris[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| Population | 122 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66181 /66800 |
| Elevation | 1,193–2,043 m (3,914–6,703 ft) (avg. 1,286 m or 4,219 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Sainte-Léocadie is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Sainte-Léocadie station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.
Map of Sainte-Léocadie and its surrounding communes
Climate
| Climate data for Sainte-Léocadie (1981–2010 averages, records 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.2 (1.31) |
21.6 (0.85) |
32.1 (1.26) |
45.4 (1.79) |
71.1 (2.80) |
61.0 (2.40) |
53.4 (2.10) |
62.8 (2.47) |
55.3 (2.18) |
48.9 (1.93) |
47.5 (1.87) |
35.0 (1.38) |
567.3 (22.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 77.3 |
| Source: Météo France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 74 | — |
| 1975 | 74 | +0.00% |
| 1982 | 81 | +1.30% |
| 1990 | 116 | +4.59% |
| 1999 | 140 | +2.11% |
| 2007 | 138 | −0.18% |
| 2012 | 144 | +0.85% |
| 2017 | 127 | −2.48% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Sainte-Léocadie" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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