Lurcy-Lévis
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Lurcy-Lévis (French pronunciation: [lyʁsi levi]) is a commune on the northern limits the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
Lurcy-Lévis | |
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 A general view of Lurcy-Lévis | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lurcy-Lévis | |
  Lurcy-Lévis Location within France  Lurcy-Lévis Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′50″N 2°56′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Moulins |
| Canton | Bourbon-l'Archambault |
| Intercommunality | CA Moulins Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Combemorel[1] |
Area 1 | 71.42 km2 (27.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,821 |
| • Density | 25.50/km2 (66.04/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03155 /03320 |
| Elevation | 196–283 m (643–928 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is around 24 km (15 mi) east of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the A71 autoroute and 38 km (24 mi) northwest of Moulins.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,429 | — |
| 1975 | 2,292 | −0.83% |
| 1982 | 2,294 | +0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,080 | −1.22% |
| 1999 | 2,092 | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 2,134 | +0.25% |
| 2012 | 2,026 | −1.03% |
| 2017 | 1,893 | −1.35% |
| 2023 | 1,821 | −0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Economy
Within Lurcy-Lévis, there is a small Atac supermarket, a tourist information centre and a few specialist shops. Lurcy-Lévis was the home to Sociétie A Baudin a manufacturer of woodworking machines and particular for the machines needed to turn and hollow a full wooden clog.
Lathe
Lurcy-Levy! The clog on the left is the template- and the one on the right is being cut to match.
In the Netherlands
Sport
Nearby there is also a motor racing test track able to accommodate F1 and F3 racing cars. The Grand Prix circuit of Magny-Cours is only 30 km (19 mi) away.
Climate
| Climate data for Lurcy-Lévis (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.1 (106.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53.0 (2.09) |
47.3 (1.86) |
45.9 (1.81) |
64.3 (2.53) |
77.6 (3.06) |
57.8 (2.28) |
55.3 (2.18) |
61.6 (2.43) |
60.3 (2.37) |
63.4 (2.50) |
69.1 (2.72) |
61.6 (2.43) |
717.2 (28.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.7 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 115.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.4 | 101.6 | 161.8 | 194.9 | 212.7 | 246.2 | 254.5 | 237.4 | 196.8 | 130.2 | 79.9 | 67.1 | 1,955.4 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
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