Saint-Paul-d'Oueil
Commune in Occitania, France
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Saint-Paul-d'Oueil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl dwɛj]; Gascon: Sent Pau d'Oelh) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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| Coordinates: 42°49′36″N 0°33′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Redonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 46 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31508 /31110 |
| Elevation | 1,031–1,988 m (3,383–6,522 ft) (avg. 1,100 m or 3,600 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
Saint-Paul-d'Oueil has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Paul-d'Oueil is 9.8 °C (49.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 989.6 mm (38.96 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C (37.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Paul-d'Oueil was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 18 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.6 °C (2.1 °F) on 8 February 2012.
| Climate data for Saint-Paul-d'Oueil (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1999−2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95.7 (3.77) |
58.6 (2.31) |
81.3 (3.20) |
104.8 (4.13) |
115.0 (4.53) |
82.1 (3.23) |
76.7 (3.02) |
64.2 (2.53) |
63.7 (2.51) |
68.6 (2.70) |
105.3 (4.15) |
73.6 (2.90) |
989.6 (38.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.8 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 122.9 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 67 | — |
| 1968 | 44 | −34.3% |
| 1975 | 42 | −4.5% |
| 1982 | 30 | −28.6% |
| 1990 | 44 | +46.7% |
| 1999 | 49 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 53 | +8.2% |
Sights
The Château de Saint-Paul-d'Oueil is a 16th-century castle which is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[4]
