Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
|commune status = Commune
|image = Pyramide de Saint-Christol-lès-Alès 30 juil 2006.jpg
|caption = The Pyramid, erected in 1777
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Saint-Christol-lès-Alès (30).svg
|arrondissement = Alès
|canton = Alès-1
|INSEE = 30243
|postal code = 30380
|mayor = Jean-Charles Benezet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Alès Agglomération
|coordinates = {{coord|44.0853|4.0775|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 134
|elevation min m = 103
|elevation max m = 391
|area km2 = 20.25
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Christol-lès-Alès ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ kʁistɔl lez‿alɛs}}, literally Saint-Christol near Alès; {{langx|oc|Sent Cristòu d'Alès}}) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Climate
Temperatures reached 44.1 °C (111.4 °F) in Saint-Christol-lès-Alès and Conqueyrac on 12 August 2003 during the 2003 European heat wave.[http://france.meteofrance.com/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?&page_id=10035&document_id=4523&portlet_id=16203 Météo France] They were France's highest temperatures ever recorded until 28 June 2019, when temperatures reached as high as 45.9 °C (114.6 °F) in southern France.{{cite web|url=https://bnonews.com/index.php/2019/06/temperature-in-france-breaks-record-as-european-heat-wave-continues/|title=Temperature in France breaks record as European heat wave continues|publisher=BNO News|date=June 28, 2019}}
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Saint-Christol-lès-Alès (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1949−present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|collapsed= Y
|Jan record high C = 22.0
|Feb record high C = 24.4
|Mar record high C = 28.0
|Apr record high C = 32.0
|May record high C = 36.0
|Jun record high C = 43.4
|Jul record high C = 40.5
|Aug record high C = 44.1
|Sep record high C = 39.0
|Oct record high C = 33.0
|Nov record high C = 25.4
|Dec record high C = 21.5
|Jan record low C = -12.5
|Feb record low C = -17.8
|Mar record low C = -10.0
|Apr record low C = -3.1
|May record low C = -0.5
|Jun record low C = 3.0
|Jul record low C = 7.0
|Aug record low C = 5.0
|Sep record low C = 1.9
|Oct record low C = -2.5
|Nov record low C = -7.5
|Dec record low C = -13.0
|Jan high C = 11.4
|Feb high C = 13.0
|Mar high C = 17.2
|Apr high C = 20.1
|May high C = 24.3
|Jun high C = 29.2
|Jul high C = 32.5
|Aug high C = 32.0
|Sep high C = 26.7
|Oct high C = 20.7
|Nov high C = 15.1
|Dec high C = 11.6
|year high C = 21.1
|Jan mean C = 6.4
|Feb mean C = 7.3
|Mar mean C = 10.8
|Apr mean C = 13.7
|May mean C = 17.7
|Jun mean C = 22.0
|Jul mean C = 24.8
|Aug mean C = 24.4
|Sep mean C = 19.9
|Oct mean C = 15.4
|Nov mean C = 10.2
|Dec mean C = 6.9
|year mean C = 15.0
|Jan low C = 1.5
|Feb low C = 1.6
|Mar low C = 4.4
|Apr low C = 7.3
|May low C = 11.0
|Jun low C = 14.7
|Jul low C = 17.2
|Aug low C = 16.8
|Sep low C = 13.1
|Oct low C = 10.0
|Nov low C = 5.3
|Dec low C = 2.2
|year low C = 8.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 82.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 55.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 72.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 83.1
|May precipitation mm = 77.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 49.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 38.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 50.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 160.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 153.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 133.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 89.8
|year precipitation mm = 1046.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 7.1
|Feb precipitation days = 4.9
|Mar precipitation days = 5.6
|Apr precipitation days = 7.2
|May precipitation days = 7.5
|Jun precipitation days = 5.3
|Jul precipitation days = 3.8
|Aug precipitation days = 5.2
|Sep precipitation days = 5.9
|Oct precipitation days = 8.7
|Nov precipitation days = 8.8
|Dec precipitation days = 7.3
|year precipitation days = 77.4
|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_30243001.pdf
| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records
| language = fr
| publisher = Météo-France
| access-date = September 3, 2022}}}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|30879|Saint-Christol-lès-Alès}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-30243#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |726
|1846 |1260
|1901 |1397
|1926 |1433
|1946 |1580
|1954 |1724
|1962 |2025
|1968 |2595
|1975 |3304
|1982 |3970
|1990 |4973
|1999 |5492
|2007 |6472
|2012 |6776
|2017 |7030
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Saint-Christol-lez-Alès}}
{{Gard communes}}
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