Quenza (Corsican pronunciation: [ˈkwɛnt͡sa], French: [kwɛntsa]) is a commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud, island and collectivity of Corsica, France.

Quenza
The church of Saint-Georges, in Quenza
The church of Saint-Georges, in Quenza
Location of Quenza
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Quenza is located in France
Quenza
Quenza
Quenza is located in Corsica
Quenza
Quenza
Coordinates: 41°46′00″N 9°08′22″E / 41.7667°N 9.1394°E / 41.7667; 9.1394
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementSartène
CantonSartenais-Valinco
Intercommunalityl'Alta Rocca
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roselyne Balesi[1]
Area
1
95.67 km2 (36.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
190
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A254 /20122
Elevation134–2,134 m (440–7,001 ft)
(avg. 805 m or 2,641 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Quenza has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa) closely bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). The average annual temperature in Quenza is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,395.1 mm (54.93 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.3 °C (72.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Quenza was 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on 3 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.3 °C (18.9 °F) on 7 February 2012.

Climate data for Quenza (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2009−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
21.1
(70.0)
22.4
(72.3)
28.0
(82.4)
30.7
(87.3)
36.5
(97.7)
37.8
(100.0)
38.0
(100.4)
33.0
(91.4)
28.4
(83.1)
23.9
(75.0)
20.6
(69.1)
38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
9.5
(49.1)
12.2
(54.0)
16.2
(61.2)
19.2
(66.6)
24.1
(75.4)
27.7
(81.9)
28.5
(83.3)
23.2
(73.8)
18.9
(66.0)
13.5
(56.3)
10.2
(50.4)
17.7
(63.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
5.4
(41.7)
7.7
(45.9)
11.3
(52.3)
14.1
(57.4)
18.5
(65.3)
21.7
(71.1)
22.3
(72.1)
17.8
(64.0)
14.1
(57.4)
9.6
(49.3)
6.5
(43.7)
12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
1.3
(34.3)
3.2
(37.8)
6.4
(43.5)
9.0
(48.2)
13.0
(55.4)
15.7
(60.3)
16.1
(61.0)
12.4
(54.3)
9.3
(48.7)
5.7
(42.3)
2.7
(36.9)
8.0
(46.4)
Record low °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7)
−7.3
(18.9)
−4.7
(23.5)
−4.5
(23.9)
0.7
(33.3)
4.7
(40.5)
8.7
(47.7)
7.7
(45.9)
4.6
(40.3)
−0.2
(31.6)
−3.4
(25.9)
−6.6
(20.1)
−7.3
(18.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 157.8
(6.21)
153.4
(6.04)
139.2
(5.48)
79.3
(3.12)
92.1
(3.63)
65.0
(2.56)
37.3
(1.47)
26.1
(1.03)
79.2
(3.12)
123.0
(4.84)
245.9
(9.68)
196.8
(7.75)
1,395.1
(54.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.3 10.6 10.6 8.8 8.6 6.1 3.1 2.3 6.0 8.3 12.3 11.5 100.4
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 307—    
1975 302−0.23%
1982 229−3.88%
1990 214−0.84%
1999 215+0.05%
2009 210−0.24%
2014 191−1.88%
2020 195+0.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE