Saint-Étienne-du-Bois, Ain

Coordinates: 46°17′19″N 5°17′39″E / 46.2886°N 5.2942°E / 46.2886; 5.2942
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Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Mangettes farm
Mangettes farm
Coat of arms of Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Location of Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
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Saint-Étienne-du-Bois is located in France
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Coordinates: 46°17′19″N 5°17′39″E / 46.2886°N 5.2942°E / 46.2886; 5.2942
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonSaint-Étienne-du-Bois
IntercommunalityCA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Alain Chapuis[1]
Area
1
28.38 km2 (10.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,553
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01350 /01370
Elevation213–259 m (699–850 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tetjɛn dy bwa]) is a commune in the Ain department, eastern France.

Geography[edit]

The Sevron forms part of the commune's eastern border then flows northwest through the commune.

Climate[edit]

Saint-Étienne-du-Bois has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Étienne-du-Bois is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,137.6 mm (44.79 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Étienne-du-Bois was 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) on 30 December 2005.

Climate data for Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1998−2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)
20.0
(68.0)
23.5
(74.3)
28.8
(83.8)
33.1
(91.6)
37.3
(99.1)
39.1
(102.4)
39.4
(102.9)
34.3
(93.7)
27.5
(81.5)
22.8
(73.0)
17.5
(63.5)
39.4
(102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
7.9
(46.2)
12.6
(54.7)
16.7
(62.1)
21.1
(70.0)
25.1
(77.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
21.9
(71.4)
17.0
(62.6)
10.0
(50.0)
5.9
(42.6)
16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
3.9
(39.0)
7.5
(45.5)
11.0
(51.8)
15.4
(59.7)
18.9
(66.0)
20.4
(68.7)
19.8
(67.6)
16.3
(61.3)
12.6
(54.7)
6.6
(43.9)
2.9
(37.2)
11.5
(52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7)
−0.1
(31.8)
2.4
(36.3)
5.2
(41.4)
9.7
(49.5)
12.7
(54.9)
14.2
(57.6)
13.6
(56.5)
10.7
(51.3)
8.2
(46.8)
3.2
(37.8)
0.0
(32.0)
6.6
(43.9)
Record low °C (°F) −15.9
(3.4)
−16.5
(2.3)
−12.6
(9.3)
−6.7
(19.9)
−0.2
(31.6)
2.8
(37.0)
5.8
(42.4)
3.5
(38.3)
1.2
(34.2)
−5.8
(21.6)
−11.2
(11.8)
−17.8
(0.0)
−17.8
(0.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.6
(3.17)
83.7
(3.30)
91.5
(3.60)
92.3
(3.63)
109.3
(4.30)
67.3
(2.65)
90.1
(3.55)
96.8
(3.81)
94.7
(3.73)
127.4
(5.02)
117.7
(4.63)
86.2
(3.39)
1,137.6
(44.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.5 10.6 11.7 9.8 12.3 7.8 9.3 10.7 9.2 12.3 12.6 12.3 131.0
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,629—    
1800 1,405−2.09%
1806 1,207−2.50%
1821 1,521+1.55%
1831 1,605+0.54%
1836 1,640+0.43%
1841 1,646+0.07%
1846 1,672+0.31%
1851 1,710+0.45%
1856 1,648−0.74%
1861 1,613−0.43%
1866 1,652+0.48%
1872 1,603−0.50%
1876 1,558−0.71%
1881 1,502−0.73%
1886 1,607+1.36%
1891 1,551−0.71%
1896 1,528−0.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,518−0.13%
1906 1,507−0.15%
1911 1,505−0.03%
1921 1,368−0.95%
1926 1,378+0.15%
1931 1,382+0.06%
1936 1,383+0.01%
1946 1,422+0.28%
1954 1,435+0.11%
1962 1,349−0.77%
1968 1,355+0.07%
1975 1,443+0.90%
1982 1,876+3.82%
1990 1,982+0.69%
1999 2,046+0.35%
2007 2,397+2.00%
2012 2,489+0.76%
2017 2,448−0.33%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Saint Etienne du Bois (01)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Étienne-du-Bois, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE