Saint-Félix-Lauragais
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Saint-Félix-Lauragais | |
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Coordinates: 43°26′59″N 1°53′18″E / 43.4497°N 1.8883°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Toulouse |
Canton | Revel |
Intercommunality | Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Bourrel[1] |
Area 1 | 51.88 km2 (20.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,258 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31478 /31540 |
Elevation | 178–341 m (584–1,119 ft) (avg. 321 m or 1,053 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Félix-Lauragais (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ feliks loʁaɡɛ]; Languedocien: Sant Felitz de Lauragués) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
History[edit]
The village was previously called Saint-Félix-de-Caraman or Carmaing. In 1167 the Cathars held a Council here, attended by many local figures and also by the Bogomil papa Nicetas, the Cathar bishop of (northern) France and a leader of the Cathars of Lombardy.
Geography[edit]
Climate[edit]
Saint-Félix-Lauragais has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Saint-Félix-Lauragais is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 673.9 mm (26.53 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.9 °C (71.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Félix-Lauragais was 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) on 25 July 2006; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.6 °C (11.1 °F) on 8 February 2012.
Climate data for Saint-Félix-Lauragais (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2006−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 37.6 (99.7) | 38.1 (100.6) | 36.7 (98.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 38.1 (100.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 17.5 (63.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 6.6 (43.9) | 13.5 (56.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.2 (37.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | 9.4 (48.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) | −11.6 (11.1) | −6.3 (20.7) | −1.2 (29.8) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.8 (42.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 9.2 (48.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 0.3 (32.5) | −4.6 (23.7) | −7.3 (18.9) | −11.6 (11.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.8 (2.55) | 48.3 (1.90) | 56.6 (2.23) | 74.7 (2.94) | 87.2 (3.43) | 54.8 (2.16) | 46.9 (1.85) | 34.2 (1.35) | 38.7 (1.52) | 54.6 (2.15) | 61.6 (2.43) | 51.5 (2.03) | 673.9 (26.53) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.9 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 97.7 |
Source: Météo-France[3] |
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,035 | — |
1968 | 1,192 | +15.2% |
1975 | 1,110 | −6.9% |
1982 | 1,188 | +7.0% |
1990 | 1,177 | −0.9% |
1999 | 1,301 | +10.5% |
2008 | 1,362 | +4.7% |
Sights[edit]
The Château de Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a 12th-century castle which is listed as a historical site by the French Ministry of Culture. [4]
- City Hall
- The church St.Felix
- The covered market
- The castle
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links[edit]
- Saint-Félix-Lauragais at revel-lauragais.com (in French)