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Formiguères

Coordinates: 42°36′56″N 2°06′09″E / 42.6156°N 2.1025°E / 42.6156; 2.1025
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Formiguères
The church of Sainte-Marie, in Formiguères
The church of Sainte-Marie, in Formiguères
Coat of arms of Formiguères
Location of Formiguères
Map
Formiguères is located in France
Formiguères
Formiguères
Formiguères is located in Occitanie
Formiguères
Formiguères
Coordinates: 42°36′56″N 2°06′09″E / 42.6156°N 2.1025°E / 42.6156; 2.1025
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Petitqueux[1]
Area
1
46.88 km2 (18.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
496
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66082 /66210
Elevation1,428–2,808 m (4,685–9,213 ft)
(avg. 1,500 m or 4,900 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Formiguères (French pronunciation: [fɔʁmiɡɛʁ] ; Catalan: Formiguera) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

Its inhabitants are called Formiguérois.

Geography

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Formiguères is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Formiguères and its surrounding communes
Puig Peric (2810 metres), the highest point in the commune.

Climate

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On average, Formiguères experiences 143.4 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 9.1 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 15.5 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 2.3 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) on 18 August 2012, while the record low temperature was −18.6 °C (−1.5 °F) on 11 March 2010.[4]

Climate data for Formiguères (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2005–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)
18.6
(65.5)
20.9
(69.6)
23.4
(74.1)
29.9
(85.8)
32.6
(90.7)
33.7
(92.7)
35.2
(95.4)
28.2
(82.8)
26.2
(79.2)
22.7
(72.9)
18.6
(65.5)
35.2
(95.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
5.8
(42.4)
8.4
(47.1)
11.8
(53.2)
14.9
(58.8)
18.9
(66.0)
22.1
(71.8)
21.9
(71.4)
18.5
(65.3)
15.2
(59.4)
9.2
(48.6)
6.8
(44.2)
13.3
(55.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
0.7
(33.3)
3.1
(37.6)
6.2
(43.2)
9.2
(48.6)
12.9
(55.2)
15.4
(59.7)
15.3
(59.5)
12.1
(53.8)
9.3
(48.7)
4.1
(39.4)
1.6
(34.9)
7.6
(45.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
−2.2
(28.0)
0.5
(32.9)
3.5
(38.3)
6.8
(44.2)
8.8
(47.8)
8.7
(47.7)
5.7
(42.3)
3.4
(38.1)
−0.9
(30.4)
−3.5
(25.7)
1.9
(35.3)
Record low °C (°F) −17.9
(−0.2)
−17.0
(1.4)
−18.6
(−1.5)
−10.4
(13.3)
−5.1
(22.8)
−2.3
(27.9)
0.0
(32.0)
−1.2
(29.8)
−4.6
(23.7)
−8.2
(17.2)
−14.2
(6.4)
−15.4
(4.3)
−18.6
(−1.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.1
(2.44)
40.9
(1.61)
57.6
(2.27)
65.4
(2.57)
72.2
(2.84)
73.9
(2.91)
68.4
(2.69)
64.7
(2.55)
58.3
(2.30)
54.5
(2.15)
78.0
(3.07)
41.3
(1.63)
737.3
(29.03)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.5 6.9 8.9 10.9 9.7 9.7 7.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.7 6.0 95.7
Source: Meteociel[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 370—    
1975 313−2.36%
1982 312−0.05%
1990 357+1.70%
1999 434+2.19%
2007 437+0.09%
2012 422−0.70%
2017 479+2.57%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Formiguères". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE