Beaucouzé (French pronunciation: [bokuze] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Beaucouzé
The church in Beaucouzé
The church in Beaucouzé
Coat of arms of Beaucouzé
Location of Beaucouzé
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Beaucouzé is located in France
Beaucouzé
Beaucouzé
Beaucouzé is located in Pays de la Loire
Beaucouzé
Beaucouzé
Coordinates: 47°28′34″N 0°37′54″W / 47.4761°N 0.6317°W / 47.4761; -0.6317
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementAngers
CantonAngers-3
IntercommunalityCU Angers Loire Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Colliot[1]
Area
1
19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,557
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49020 /49070
Elevation21–88 m (69–289 ft)
(avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 810—    
1800 409−9.30%
1806 608+6.83%
1821 677+0.72%
1831 650−0.41%
1836 696+1.38%
1841 761+1.80%
1846 820+1.50%
1851 850+0.72%
1856 796−1.30%
1861 798+0.05%
1866 764−0.87%
1872 753−0.24%
1876 737−0.54%
1881 705−0.88%
1886 719+0.39%
1891 760+1.12%
1896 714−1.24%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 703−0.31%
1906 701−0.06%
1911 691−0.29%
1921 595−1.48%
1926 631+1.18%
1931 643+0.38%
1936 636−0.22%
1946 675+0.60%
1954 679+0.07%
1962 656−0.43%
1968 821+3.81%
1975 1,395+7.87%
1982 2,266+7.18%
1990 3,867+6.91%
1999 4,851+2.55%
2007 4,827−0.06%
2012 4,889+0.26%
2017 5,156+1.07%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Climate edit

Climate data for Beaucouzé (1981–2010 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8)
21.2
(70.2)
24.8
(76.6)
29.7
(85.5)
32.8
(91.0)
37.5
(99.5)
39.8
(103.6)
38.4
(101.1)
34.5
(94.1)
29.8
(85.6)
22.2
(72.0)
19.0
(66.2)
39.8
(103.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)
9.4
(48.9)
12.8
(55.0)
15.6
(60.1)
19.4
(66.9)
23.1
(73.6)
25.3
(77.5)
25.4
(77.7)
22.1
(71.8)
17.3
(63.1)
11.7
(53.1)
8.6
(47.5)
16.6
(61.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
2.5
(36.5)
4.4
(39.9)
6.0
(42.8)
9.5
(49.1)
12.3
(54.1)
14.2
(57.6)
14.1
(57.4)
11.5
(52.7)
9.1
(48.4)
5.3
(41.5)
3.0
(37.4)
7.9
(46.2)
Record low °C (°F) −15.4
(4.3)
−12.8
(9.0)
−10.6
(12.9)
−3.4
(25.9)
−1.6
(29.1)
2.3
(36.1)
4.5
(40.1)
5.1
(41.2)
2.5
(36.5)
−3.2
(26.2)
−8.0
(17.6)
−13.4
(7.9)
−15.4
(4.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69.2
(2.72)
54.8
(2.16)
51.6
(2.03)
56.6
(2.23)
57.9
(2.28)
43.2
(1.70)
52.1
(2.05)
41.3
(1.63)
55.0
(2.17)
71.8
(2.83)
67.8
(2.67)
72.0
(2.83)
693.3
(27.30)
Average precipitation days 11.6 9.0 9.8 10.1 10.1 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.8 10.7 11.2 11.5 111.1
Average snowy days 1.7 1.9 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.3 7.0
Average relative humidity (%) 88 84 80 77 77 75 74 76 80 86 89 89 81.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 68.9 92.8 136.5 171.5 194.5 227.4 227.8 223.7 185.9 120.2 80.7 68.8 1,798.5
Source 1: Meteo France[5][6]
Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity, snowy days 1961–1990)[7]

See also edit

References edit

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beaucouzé, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Beaucouzé" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Climat Pays de la Loire" (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Angers-Beaucouzé (49) - altitude 50m" (in French). Infoclimat. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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