Marcenat, Cantal
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Marcenat is a commune in the département of Cantal and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-central France.
Marcenat | |
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.JPG) The square in Marcenat | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Marcenat | |
  Marcenat  Marcenat | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′28″N 2°49′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Cantal |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Flour |
| Canton | Riom-ès-Montagnes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Colette Ponchet-Passemard[1] |
Area 1 | 51.47 km2 (19.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 508 |
| • Density | 9.87/km2 (25.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 15114 /15190 |
| Elevation | 760–1,449 m (2,493–4,754 ft) (avg. 1,060 m or 3,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,302 | — |
| 1968 | 1,218 | −6.5% |
| 1975 | 1,100 | −9.7% |
| 1982 | 928 | −15.6% |
| 1990 | 823 | −11.3% |
| 1999 | 627 | −23.8% |
| 2008 | 553 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | 509 | −8.0% |
Sights
Climate
| Climate data for Marcenat (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.1 (3.51) |
75.7 (2.98) |
82.4 (3.24) |
100.4 (3.95) |
108.9 (4.29) |
94.8 (3.73) |
95.5 (3.76) |
93.2 (3.67) |
106.5 (4.19) |
105.1 (4.14) |
115.1 (4.53) |
107.8 (4.24) |
1,174.5 (46.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.6 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 139.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 106.8 | 131.0 | 164.5 | 169.7 | 188.3 | 230.2 | 249.5 | 219.2 | 188.2 | 147.6 | 101.7 | 100.4 | 1,997 |
| Source: Meteociel[7] | |||||||||||||
