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Conca is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the southern terminus of the GR 20 walking route.
Conca | |
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 A view of the village of Conca from the GR20 | |
Location of Conca  | |
  Conca  Conca | |
| Coordinates: 41°44′09″N 9°20′02″E / 41.7358°N 9.3339°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud |
| Arrondissement | Sartène |
| Canton | Bavella |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Mosconi[1] |
Area 1 | 77.96 km2 (30.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,159 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2A092 /20135 |
| Elevation | 0–1,445 m (0–4,741 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editClimate
editConca has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Conca is 16.9 °C (62.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 866.3 mm (34.11 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C (78.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 9.5 °C (49.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Conca was 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) on 2 August 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −3.4 °C (25.9 °F) on 27 February 2018.
| Climate data for Conca (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1999−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.3 (102.7) |
40.6 (105.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 101.3 (3.99) |
82.8 (3.26) |
98.1 (3.86) |
76.3 (3.00) |
60.3 (2.37) |
22.4 (0.88) |
9.6 (0.38) |
13.3 (0.52) |
65.8 (2.59) |
109.5 (4.31) |
124.9 (4.92) |
101.8 (4.01) |
866.3 (34.11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 75.1 |
| Source: Météo France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 432 | — |
| 1975 | 481 | +1.55% |
| 1982 | 546 | +1.83% |
| 1990 | 783 | +4.61% |
| 1999 | 770 | −0.19% |
| 2009 | 1,055 | +3.20% |
| 2014 | 1,150 | +1.74% |
| 2020 | 1,151 | +0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Climate of Conca 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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