Seuil-d'Argonne
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Seuil-d'Argonne is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3] It was established in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Triaucourt-en-Argonne, Pretz and Senard.[4] Pretz became an independent commune again in 1990.
Seuil-d'Argonne | |
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The town hall in Seuil-d'Argonne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Seuil-d'Argonne | |
  Seuil-d'Argonne Location within France  Seuil-d'Argonne Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′46″N 5°03′46″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Bar-le-Duc |
| Canton | Dieue-sur-Meuse |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Aire à l'Argonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Lombart[1] |
Area 1 | 25.44 km2 (9.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 530 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55517 /55250 |
| Elevation | 154–218 m (505–715 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 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 main village of Seuil-d'Argonne is Triaucourt-en-Argonne. It is the seat of the municipality. To the west is Senard, the second centre of the municipality in the Aisne valley. Aubercy is a hamlet situated in the north-west of the commune. The commune is also crossed by the Marque.
Climate
On average, Seuil-d'Argonne experiences 57.9 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.5 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 6.3 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 13.7 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) on July 25, 2019, while the record low temperature was −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) on December 20, 2009.[5]
| Climate data for Triaucourt (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2008–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
40.1 (104.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.2 (2.88) |
63.0 (2.48) |
53.5 (2.11) |
44.4 (1.75) |
76.9 (3.03) |
67.0 (2.64) |
56.0 (2.20) |
65.5 (2.58) |
62.2 (2.45) |
72.8 (2.87) |
72.0 (2.83) |
90.2 (3.55) |
796.7 (31.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.8 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 124.2 |
| Source: Meteociel[5] | |||||||||||||
Personality
- Claude Aubery (c.1545-1596), physician, philosopher and theologian.
