Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | |
|---|---|
 The Château de la Chevallerie, in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | |
  Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine  Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′06″N 1°06′37″W / 46.485°N 1.1103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| Canton | Luçon |
| Intercommunality | Sud Vendée Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Careil[1] |
| Area 1 | 35.52 km2 (13.71 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,063 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85216 /85400 |
| Elevation | 0–44 m (0–144 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒɛm la plɛn]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
Geography
Climate
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is 13.0 °C (55.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 809.1 mm (31.85 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 20.1 °C (68.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 15 January 1985.
| Climate data for Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1952−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.7 (107.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81.9 (3.22) |
60.8 (2.39) |
60.6 (2.39) |
60.9 (2.40) |
58.1 (2.29) |
41.3 (1.63) |
44.1 (1.74) |
47.4 (1.87) |
70.6 (2.78) |
94.8 (3.73) |
94.4 (3.72) |
94.2 (3.71) |
809.1 (31.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 117.0 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,283 | — |
| 1975 | 1,170 | −1.31% |
| 1982 | 1,235 | +0.78% |
| 1990 | 1,350 | +1.12% |
| 1999 | 1,574 | +1.72% |
| 2007 | 1,817 | +1.81% |
| 2012 | 2,012 | +2.06% |
| 2017 | 2,044 | +0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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