Behonne
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Behonne (French pronunciation: [bəˈɔn]) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
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Behonne | |
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The town hall in Behonne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Behonne | |
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| Coordinates: 48°47′39″N 5°10′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Bar-le-Duc-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Chardin[1] |
Area 1 | 9.17 km2 (3.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 595 |
| • Density | 64.9/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55041 /55000 |
| Elevation | 190–303 m (623–994 ft) (avg. 302 m or 991 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Climate
On average, Behonne experiences 50.6 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.3 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 9.1 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 12.4 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on July 25, 2019, while the record low temperature was −16.4 °C (2.5 °F) on December 20, 2009.[3]
| Climate data for Behonne (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2007–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
15.0 (59.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.0 (44.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81.2 (3.20) |
71.2 (2.80) |
64.3 (2.53) |
50.2 (1.98) |
72.9 (2.87) |
64.0 (2.52) |
64.8 (2.55) |
68.5 (2.70) |
70.9 (2.79) |
71.1 (2.80) |
80.0 (3.15) |
96.6 (3.80) |
855.7 (33.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.7 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 130.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 338 | — |
| 1975 | 337 | −0.04% |
| 1982 | 818 | +13.51% |
| 1990 | 848 | +0.45% |
| 1999 | 770 | −1.07% |
| 2007 | 694 | −1.29% |
| 2012 | 652 | −1.24% |
| 2017 | 609 | −1.36% |
| 2023 | 595 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
