Estables (French pronunciation: [ɛstabl]) is a village and former commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[2] On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Monts-de-Randon.[3]
Estables | |
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Part of Monts-de-Randon | |
 The bell tower of the church in Estables | |
Location of Estables  | |
  Estables  Estables | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′11″N 3°29′16″E / 44.6697°N 3.4878°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole |
| Commune | Monts-de-Randon |
| Area 1 | 32.89 km2 (12.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 167 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 48700 |
| Elevation | 1,090–1,553 m (3,576–5,095 ft) (avg. 1,200 m or 3,900 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The river Chapeauroux has its source in the commune's south-eastern part.
Climate edit
| Climate data for Estables, 1552m (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−5 (23) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−15 (5) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−16 (3) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.6 (2.50) |
53.4 (2.10) |
55.5 (2.19) |
78.7 (3.10) |
101.1 (3.98) |
81.1 (3.19) |
70.7 (2.78) |
65.7 (2.59) |
66.4 (2.61) |
92.1 (3.63) |
116.4 (4.58) |
66.5 (2.62) |
911.2 (35.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 119.9 |
| Source: Météo-France[4] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Estables, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 November 2018 (in French)
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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