Alzon
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}
{{about|a French commune|the French churchman|Emmanuel d'Alzon}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Alzon
|commune status = Commune
|image = Alzon (Gard, Fr) bourg.jpg
|caption = A general view of Alzon
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville d'Alzon (30).svg
|arrondissement = Le Vigan
|canton = Le Vigan
|INSEE = 30009
|postal code = 30770
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays Viganais
|coordinates = {{coord|43.9678|3.4403|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 600
|elevation min m = 502
|elevation max m = 1414
|area km2 = 27.48
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Alzon ({{IPA|fr|alzɔ̃}}) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
The commune is located in the south of the Cévennes National Park, in the upper Vis river valley.
Geography
=Climate=
Alzon has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). The average annual temperature in Alzon is {{cvt|11.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1372.8|mm}} with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|20.1|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|4.0|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Alzon was {{cvt|39.3|C}} on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-13.4|C}} on 1 March 2005.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Alzon (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1998−present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|collapsed= Y
|Jan record high C = 21.2
|Feb record high C = 23.4
|Mar record high C = 25.5
|Apr record high C = 29.0
|May record high C = 32.9
|Jun record high C = 39.3
|Jul record high C = 37.2
|Aug record high C = 39.2
|Sep record high C = 32.3
|Oct record high C = 29.2
|Nov record high C = 24.4
|Dec record high C = 21.2
|Jan record low C = -12.2
|Feb record low C = -13.1
|Mar record low C = -13.4
|Apr record low C = -6.0
|May record low C = -2.4
|Jun record low C = 1.4
|Jul record low C = 3.0
|Aug record low C = 3.8
|Sep record low C = -0.7
|Oct record low C = -4.6
|Nov record low C = -9.9
|Dec record low C = -12.8
|Jan high C = 7.9
|Feb high C = 9.0
|Mar high C = 12.7
|Apr high C = 15.8
|May high C = 19.8
|Jun high C = 24.7
|Jul high C = 27.3
|Aug high C = 27.1
|Sep high C = 22.5
|Oct high C = 17.2
|Nov high C = 11.5
|Dec high C = 8.3
|year high C = 17.0
|Jan mean C = 4.0
|Feb mean C = 4.3
|Mar mean C = 7.3
|Apr mean C = 10.2
|May mean C = 13.8
|Jun mean C = 17.8
|Jul mean C = 20.1
|Aug mean C = 19.8
|Sep mean C = 16.0
|Oct mean C = 12.5
|Nov mean C = 7.5
|Dec mean C = 4.5
|year mean C = 11.5
|Jan low C = 0.2
|Feb low C = -0.3
|Mar low C = 2.0
|Apr low C = 4.6
|May low C = 7.7
|Jun low C = 10.9
|Jul low C = 12.9
|Aug low C = 12.5
|Sep low C = 9.5
|Oct low C = 7.7
|Nov low C = 3.5
|Dec low C = 0.6
|year low C = 6.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 129.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 84.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 101.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 132.2
|May precipitation mm = 102.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 68.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 38.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 61.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 131.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 188.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 195.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 139.5
|year precipitation mm = 1372.8
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 11.3
|Feb precipitation days = 8.8
|Mar precipitation days = 9.7
|Apr precipitation days = 10.7
|May precipitation days = 9.2
|Jun precipitation days = 6.6
|Jul precipitation days = 5.0
|Aug precipitation days = 5.8
|Sep precipitation days = 6.7
|Oct precipitation days = 11.7
|Nov precipitation days = 11.6
|Dec precipitation days = 11.8
|year precipitation days = 108.8
|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_30009001.pdf
|title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records
| publisher = Météo-France
| access-date = August 25, 2022}}}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-30009#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |280
|1975 |237
|1982 |201
|1990 |183
|1999 |208
|2009 |221
|2014 |193
|2020 |173
}}
Sights
See also
- Communes of the Gard department
- Waitangi, Chatham Islands, the antipode of Alzon
References
{{reflist}}
{{commons category|Alzon}}
{{Gard communes}}
{{authority control}}
{{Gard-geo-stub}}