Giron, Ain

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Giron
Commune
Location of Giron
Map
(2020–2026)
Florian Moine[1]
Area
1
9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
176
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01174 /01130
Elevation779–1,206 m (2,556–3,957 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Giron (French pronunciation: [ʒiʁɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

Climate

Giron has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Giron is 8.4 °C (47.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,672.4 mm (65.84 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C (32.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Giron was 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) on 12 January 1987.

Climate data for Giron (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1986−2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0) 		17.0
(62.6) 		20.5
(68.9) 		24.3
(75.7) 		29.1
(84.4) 		34.5
(94.1) 		33.8
(92.8) 		36.5
(97.7) 		29.5
(85.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		19.4
(66.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		36.5
(97.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6) 		4.0
(39.2) 		8.0
(46.4) 		11.4
(52.5) 		15.5
(59.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.6
(70.9) 		17.3
(63.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		7.1
(44.8) 		3.9
(39.0) 		12.2
(54.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5) 		0.8
(33.4) 		4.2
(39.6) 		7.3
(45.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		15.2
(59.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		13.1
(55.6) 		9.6
(49.3) 		4.2
(39.6) 		1.2
(34.2) 		8.4
(47.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		0.3
(32.5) 		3.2
(37.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		10.6
(51.1) 		12.5
(54.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		9.0
(48.2) 		6.1
(43.0) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		4.7
(40.5)
Record low °C (°F) −23.0
(−9.4) 		−19.5
(−3.1) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		3.0
(37.4) 		3.5
(38.3) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−16.7
(1.9) 		−23.0
(−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 165.8
(6.53) 		140.0
(5.51) 		138.8
(5.46) 		112.2
(4.42) 		144.8
(5.70) 		120.1
(4.73) 		115.6
(4.55) 		122.0
(4.80) 		121.7
(4.79) 		150.0
(5.91) 		164.1
(6.46) 		177.3
(6.98) 		1,672.4
(65.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.1 12.3 12.3 10.8 13.4 10.4 9.9 10.4 10.3 11.9 12.3 14.4 141.6
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 118—    
1975 100−2.34%
1982 99−0.14%
1990 88−1.46%
1999 100+1.43%
2009 154+4.41%
2014 175+2.59%
2020 176+0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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