Saint-Étienne-du-Bois, Ain
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tetjɛn dy bwa]) is a commune in the Ain department, eastern France.
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | |
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 Mangettes farm | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | |
  Saint-Étienne-du-Bois Location within France  Saint-Étienne-du-Bois Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′19″N 5°17′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Bois |
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Alain Chapuis[1] |
Area 1 | 28.38 km2 (10.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,584 |
| • Density | 91.05/km2 (235.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01350 /01370 |
| Elevation | 213–259 m (699–850 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The Sevron forms part of the commune's eastern border then flows northwest through the commune.
Climate
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Étienne-du-Bois is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,137.6 mm (44.79 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Étienne-du-Bois was 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) on 30 December 2005.
| Climate data for Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1998−2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.6 (3.17) |
83.7 (3.30) |
91.5 (3.60) |
92.3 (3.63) |
109.3 (4.30) |
67.3 (2.65) |
90.1 (3.55) |
96.8 (3.81) |
94.7 (3.73) |
127.4 (5.02) |
117.7 (4.63) |
86.2 (3.39) |
1,137.6 (44.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.5 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 131.0 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
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