Le Bleymard (French pronunciation: [lə blemaʁ]; Occitan: Lo Blumar) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mont Lozère et Goulet.[2]
Le Bleymard | |
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Part of Mont Lozère et Goulet | |
 The town hall of Le Bleymard | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Bleymard  | |
  Le Bleymard  Le Bleymard | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′14″N 3°44′09″E / 44.4872°N 3.7358°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez |
| Commune | Mont Lozère et Goulet |
| Area 1 | 16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 378 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48190 |
| Elevation | 1,037–1,482 m (3,402–4,862 ft) (avg. 1,069 m or 3,507 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson ate in the village on the evening of 28 September 1878 before camping nearby, as recounted in his book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes.[3] The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path following Stevenson's approximate route, runs through the village, and a three-day "Festival Stevenson" is held in the area annually. The nearby Mont Lozère is a ski resort.[4]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Le Bleymard, 1418m (1991−2020 normals, 1998−2024 extremes) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.5 (51.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
6.9 (44.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.3 (38.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.2 (3.16) |
63.1 (2.48) |
80.0 (3.15) |
114.3 (4.50) |
119.4 (4.70) |
82.8 (3.26) |
63.8 (2.51) |
69.2 (2.72) |
105.0 (4.13) |
152.5 (6.00) |
165.1 (6.50) |
97.1 (3.82) |
1,192.5 (46.93) |
| Source: Meteociel[5] | |||||||||||||
Population
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Personalities
edit- Alphonse Magnien (1837–1902), Catholic educator
- Henri Rouvière (1876–1952), Professor of anatomy
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 May 2016 (in French)
- ^ Stevenson, Robert Louis (1905) [1879]. . Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. – via Wikisource.
From Bleymard after dinner, although it was already late, I set out to scale a portion of the Lozère.
- ^ Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 125–127. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Le Bleymard (48)". Meteociel. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
External links
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