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Ceillac

Coordinates: 44°40′05″N 6°46′39″E / 44.6681°N 6.7775°E / 44.6681; 6.7775
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Ceillac
A view of Ceillac from the nearby hillside
A view of Ceillac from the nearby hillside
Coat of arms of Ceillac
Location of Ceillac
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Ceillac is located in France
Ceillac
Ceillac
Ceillac is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ceillac
Ceillac
Coordinates: 44°40′05″N 6°46′39″E / 44.6681°N 6.7775°E / 44.6681; 6.7775
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementBriançon
CantonGuillestre
IntercommunalityGuillestrois et Queyras
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emile Chabrand[1]
Area
1
96.05 km2 (37.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
277
 • Density2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05026 /05600
Elevation1,224–3,381 m (4,016–11,093 ft)
(avg. 1,640 m or 5,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ceillac (French pronunciation: [sɛjak]; Occitan: Celhac) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

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Climate

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Ceillac has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Ceillac is 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 761.6 mm (29.98 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 15.4 °C (59.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.5 °C (29.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ceillac was 31.6 °C (88.9 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.0 °C (−11.2 °F) on 10 February 1986.

Climate data for Ceillac (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1951−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)
16.5
(61.7)
19.5
(67.1)
22.5
(72.5)
25.0
(77.0)
31.6
(88.9)
31.0
(87.8)
29.7
(85.5)
29.3
(84.7)
24.0
(75.2)
20.2
(68.4)
16.7
(62.1)
31.6
(88.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)
3.8
(38.8)
6.7
(44.1)
9.3
(48.7)
14.0
(57.2)
18.2
(64.8)
21.7
(71.1)
21.1
(70.0)
16.8
(62.2)
12.0
(53.6)
6.5
(43.7)
3.3
(37.9)
11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−1.2
(29.8)
1.6
(34.9)
4.2
(39.6)
8.7
(47.7)
12.3
(54.1)
15.4
(59.7)
15.0
(59.0)
11.3
(52.3)
7.2
(45.0)
2.2
(36.0)
−0.8
(30.6)
6.2
(43.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2)
−6.2
(20.8)
−3.5
(25.7)
−0.9
(30.4)
3.4
(38.1)
6.5
(43.7)
9.1
(48.4)
8.9
(48.0)
5.7
(42.3)
2.4
(36.3)
−2.1
(28.2)
−4.9
(23.2)
1.1
(34.0)
Record low °C (°F) −22.0
(−7.6)
−24.0
(−11.2)
−23.0
(−9.4)
−14.0
(6.8)
−15.0
(5.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
−2.0
(28.4)
−2.0
(28.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
−10.0
(14.0)
−16.0
(3.2)
−21.0
(−5.8)
−24.0
(−11.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.7
(1.88)
38.0
(1.50)
45.0
(1.77)
72.6
(2.86)
69.9
(2.75)
84.3
(3.32)
56.0
(2.20)
63.3
(2.49)
75.9
(2.99)
86.0
(3.39)
63.7
(2.51)
59.2
(2.33)
761.6
(29.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.5 5.6 6.5 8.9 9.8 9.5 6.7 7.4 6.6 8.5 7.1 7.4 90.6
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 208—    
1975 234+1.70%
1982 292+3.21%
1990 289−0.13%
1999 276−0.51%
2007 297+0.92%
2012 298+0.07%
2017 292−0.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Ceillac (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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