Bénonces

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Bénonces
Commune
Location of Bénonces
Map
(2020–2026)
Sylvie Righetti-Gilotte[1]
Area
1
15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
310
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01037 /01470
Elevation280–1,029 m (919–3,376 ft)
(avg. 488 m or 1,601 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bénonces (French pronunciation: [benɔ̃s]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

Climate

Bénonces has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). The average annual temperature in Bénonces is 8.2 °C (46.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,723.5 mm (67.85 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C (32.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Bénonces was 34.5 °C (94.1 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.4 °C (−11.9 °F) on 9 January 1985.

Climate data for Bénonces (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1976−2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		24.5
(76.1) 		29.0
(84.2) 		32.5
(90.5) 		33.5
(92.3) 		34.5
(94.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		34.5
(94.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		4.6
(40.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		12.2
(54.0) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.2
(72.0) 		17.6
(63.7) 		13.1
(55.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		4.1
(39.4) 		12.7
(54.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		0.5
(32.9) 		4.0
(39.2) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		14.8
(58.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.9
(62.4) 		12.9
(55.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		3.9
(39.0) 		0.7
(33.3) 		8.2
(46.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.4
(25.9) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		2.1
(35.8) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.5
(49.1) 		11.5
(52.7) 		11.6
(52.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		5.0
(41.0) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		3.7
(38.7)
Record low °C (°F) −24.4
(−11.9) 		−21.5
(−6.7) 		−17.0
(1.4) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		3.0
(37.4) 		1.4
(34.5) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−19.0
(−2.2) 		−24.4
(−11.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 158.0
(6.22) 		122.1
(4.81) 		129.6
(5.10) 		126.7
(4.99) 		157.5
(6.20) 		120.5
(4.74) 		112.1
(4.41) 		112.1
(4.41) 		144.8
(5.70) 		176.9
(6.96) 		185.6
(7.31) 		177.6
(6.99) 		1,723.5
(67.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.2 11.3 11.1 11.0 13.3 10.3 9.8 9.4 9.8 12.7 12.9 13.9 137.8
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 261—    
1975 258−0.17%
1982 274+0.86%
1990 249−1.19%
1999 243−0.27%
2007 271+1.37%
2012 277+0.44%
2017 298+1.47%
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 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Benonces (01)". Meteociel. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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