Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | |
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Coordinates: 45°30′55″N 1°12′15″E / 45.5153°N 1.2042°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Haute-Vienne |
Arrondissement | Limoges |
Canton | Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche |
Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Yrieix |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Boisserie[1] |
Area 1 | 100.98 km2 (38.99 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,825 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 87187 /87500 |
Elevation | 283–498 m (928–1,634 ft) (avg. 369 m or 1,211 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿iʁje la pɛʁʃ]; Occitan: Sent Iriès, Sent Irièg) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
It is significant as the first place where kaolin was found in France, a discovery of great importance to French porcelain manufacturers.
Its name refers to Saint Yrieix (Aredius). Inhabitants are known as Arédiens. Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6,816 | — |
1975 | 7,116 | +0.62% |
1982 | 7,342 | +0.45% |
1990 | 7,558 | +0.36% |
1999 | 7,251 | −0.46% |
2007 | 6,980 | −0.47% |
2012 | 6,887 | −0.27% |
2017 | 6,766 | −0.35% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Climate
[edit]On average, Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche experiences 41.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 0.4 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 3.6 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 11.2 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) on 23 July 2019, while the record low temperature was −12.8 °C (9.0 °F) on 9 February 2012.[4]
Climate data for Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1994–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 35.8 (96.4) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.2 (100.8) | 33.5 (92.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 38.4 (101.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 8.2 (46.8) | 16.0 (60.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.0 (57.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 12.7 (54.9) | 7.7 (45.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 11.6 (53.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.6 (38.5) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 7.3 (45.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −12.8 (9.0) | −11.1 (12.0) | −4.3 (24.3) | −0.8 (30.6) | 2.8 (37.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 1.9 (35.4) | −4.3 (24.3) | −7.8 (18.0) | −10.3 (13.5) | −12.8 (9.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 114.3 (4.50) | 92.9 (3.66) | 91.5 (3.60) | 103.9 (4.09) | 100.5 (3.96) | 78.4 (3.09) | 61.8 (2.43) | 75.4 (2.97) | 75.3 (2.96) | 91.3 (3.59) | 122.2 (4.81) | 122.8 (4.83) | 1,130.3 (44.49) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.7 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 135.2 |
Source: Meteociel[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
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