Bénonces
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Bénonces (French pronunciation: [benɔ̃s]) is a commune in the Ain department in central-eastern France.
Bénonces | |
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Commune | |
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 Location of Bénonces | |
  Bénonces Location within France  Bénonces Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°29′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Lagnieu |
| Intercommunality | La Plaine de l'Ain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie Righetti-Gilotte[1] |
Area 1 | 15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 311 |
| • Density | 20.3/km2 (52.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01037 /01470 |
| Elevation | 280–1,029 m (919–3,376 ft) (avg. 488 m or 1,601 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Bénonces has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). The average annual temperature in Bénonces is 8.2 °C (46.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,723.5 mm (67.85 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C (32.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Bénonces was 34.5 °C (94.1 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.4 °C (−11.9 °F) on 9 January 1985.
| Climate data for Bénonces (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1976−2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 158.0 (6.22) |
122.1 (4.81) |
129.6 (5.10) |
126.7 (4.99) |
157.5 (6.20) |
120.5 (4.74) |
112.1 (4.41) |
112.1 (4.41) |
144.8 (5.70) |
176.9 (6.96) |
185.6 (7.31) |
177.6 (6.99) |
1,723.5 (67.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 137.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 261 | — |
| 1975 | 258 | −0.17% |
| 1982 | 274 | +0.86% |
| 1990 | 249 | −1.19% |
| 1999 | 243 | −0.27% |
| 2007 | 271 | +1.37% |
| 2012 | 277 | +0.44% |
| 2017 | 298 | +1.47% |
| 2023 | 311 | +0.71% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
