Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔʁis o fɔʁʒ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.[3]
Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges | |
_-_2021.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges  | |
  Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges  Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′40″N 6°50′54″E / 48.5111°N 6.8483°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Lunéville |
| Canton | Baccarat |
| Intercommunality | Vezouze en Piémont |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Mangin[1] |
Area 1 | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 98 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54481 /54540 |
| Elevation | 278–320 m (912–1,050 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 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
editSaint-Maurice-aux-Forges has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 837.4 mm (32.97 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.3 °C (66.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C (35.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges was 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −19.9 °C (−3.8 °F) on 1 March 2005.
| Climate data for Saint-Maurice-aux-Forges (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2002−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.8 (2.79) |
56.7 (2.23) |
58.9 (2.32) |
52.3 (2.06) |
84.0 (3.31) |
71.6 (2.82) |
77.8 (3.06) |
79.6 (3.13) |
68.4 (2.69) |
73.1 (2.88) |
71.2 (2.80) |
73.0 (2.87) |
837.4 (32.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.7 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 128.1 |
| Source: Météo-France[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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