Pégomas
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Pégomas (French pronunciation: [peɡoma] or [peɡomas]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.[3]
Pégomas | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A general view of Pégomas | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pégomas | |
  Pégomas Location within France  Pégomas Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 43°35′51″N 6°56′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Mandelieu-la-Napoule |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Grasse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Florence Simon[1] |
Area 1 | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,240 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06090 /06580 |
| Elevation | 6–483 m (20–1,585 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. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,717 | — |
| 1975 | 2,149 | +3.26% |
| 1982 | 3,452 | +7.01% |
| 1990 | 4,618 | +3.70% |
| 1999 | 5,794 | +2.55% |
| 2007 | 6,296 | +1.04% |
| 2012 | 7,285 | +2.96% |
| 2017 | 7,972 | +1.82% |
| 2023 | 8,240 | +0.55% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Climate
On average, Pégomas experiences 6.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F) and 44.7 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 19 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) on 17 January 2017.[5]
| Climate data for Pégomas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2010–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.3 (95.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.2 (3.00) |
83.1 (3.27) |
96.7 (3.81) |
77.4 (3.05) |
59.5 (2.34) |
52.4 (2.06) |
25.3 (1.00) |
20.6 (0.81) |
51.4 (2.02) |
147.3 (5.80) |
190.0 (7.48) |
103.3 (4.07) |
983.2 (38.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 66 |
| Source: Meteociel[5] | |||||||||||||
