Pégomas (French pronunciation: [peɡoma] or [peɡomas]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.[3]
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.jpg) A general view of Pégomas | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pégomas  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°35′51″N 6°56′02″E / 43.5975°N 06.9339°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Mandelieu-la-Napoule |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Grasse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Florence Simon[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,045 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06090 /06580 |
| Elevation | 6–483 m (20–1,585 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,717 | — |
| 1975 | 2,149 | +3.26% |
| 1982 | 3,452 | +7.01% |
| 1990 | 4,618 | +3.70% |
| 1999 | 5,794 | +2.55% |
| 2007 | 6,296 | +1.04% |
| 2012 | 7,285 | +2.96% |
| 2017 | 7,972 | +1.82% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Climate
On average, Pégomas experiences 6.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F) and 44.7 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on 19 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) on 17 January 2017.[5]
| Climate data for Pégomas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2010–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 32.9 (91.2) | 38.6 (101.5) | 40.4 (104.7) | 38.7 (101.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.9 (57.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.1 (61.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.1 (24.6) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 13.4 (56.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.1 (35.8) | −3.0 (26.6) | −2.0 (28.4) | −4.4 (24.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.2 (3.00) | 83.1 (3.27) | 96.7 (3.81) | 77.4 (3.05) | 59.5 (2.34) | 52.4 (2.06) | 25.3 (1.00) | 20.6 (0.81) | 51.4 (2.02) | 147.3 (5.80) | 190.0 (7.48) | 103.3 (4.07) | 983.2 (38.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 66 |
| Source: Meteociel[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
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