Saint-Witz
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Saint-Witz (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vits]) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Saint-Witz | |
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The old mill of Saint-Witz | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Witz | |
  Saint-Witz  Saint-Witz | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′33″N 2°34′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Goussainville |
| Intercommunality | CA Roissy Pays de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Moizard[1] |
Area 1 | 7.66 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,724 |
| • Density | 356/km2 (921/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95580 /95470 |
| Elevation | 109–195 m (358–640 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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-Witz has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Witz is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 676.8 mm (26.65 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.0 °C (68.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C (39.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Witz was 41.4 °C (106.5 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.3 °C (9.9 °F) on 7 January 2009.
| Climate data for Saint-Witz (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2008−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.4 (2.14) |
47.7 (1.88) |
45.0 (1.77) |
37.4 (1.47) |
72.2 (2.84) |
64.9 (2.56) |
58.1 (2.29) |
59.3 (2.33) |
47.4 (1.87) |
56.8 (2.24) |
61.0 (2.40) |
72.6 (2.86) |
676.8 (26.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.3 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 114.0 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 163 | — |
| 1975 | 355 | +11.76% |
| 1982 | 2,027 | +28.26% |
| 1990 | 2,074 | +0.29% |
| 1999 | 1,925 | −0.82% |
| 2007 | 2,562 | +3.64% |
| 2012 | 2,552 | −0.08% |
| 2017 | 2,383 | −1.36% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Education
Public secondary schools:
- Collège Françoise Dolto, a public junior high school serving Saint-Witz, is in Marly-la-Ville.[5]
- Saint-Witz has one public senior high school: Lycée Léonard de Vinci.[6]
Collège Institut Paul Ricoeur/Lycée Institut Paul RICOEUR is in nearby Louvres.[7][8]
Institut Saint-Dominique, a private Catholic preschool through senior high, is in nearby Mortefontaine, Oise.[9]
