Belcaire (French pronunciation: [bɛlkɛʁ] ; Occitan: Bèlcaire) is a commune in the Aude department, part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Occitanie region in southern France.

Belcaire
A general view of Belcaire
A general view of Belcaire
Coat of arms of Belcaire
Location of Belcaire
Map
Belcaire is located in France
Belcaire
Belcaire
Belcaire is located in Occitanie
Belcaire
Belcaire
Coordinates: 42°48′58″N 1°57′25″E / 42.816°N 1.957°E / 42.816; 1.957
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementLimoux
CantonLa Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Jean-Pierre Adroit[1]
Area
1
30.68 km2 (11.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
373
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11028 /11340
Elevation696–1,546 m (2,283–5,072 ft)
(avg. 1,052 m or 3,451 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962585—    
1968504−13.8%
1975463−8.1%
1982421−9.1%
1990360−14.5%
1999392+8.9%
2008425+8.4%

Climate

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On average, Belcaire experiences 77.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 7.0 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 5.6 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) on 18 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 16 January 1985.[3]

Climate data for Belcaire (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1979–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
23.1
(73.6)
25.0
(77.0)
25.7
(78.3)
32.2
(90.0)
35.4
(95.7)
36.4
(97.5)
35.0
(95.0)
33.0
(91.4)
29.7
(85.5)
24.0
(75.2)
21.6
(70.9)
36.4
(97.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)
7.9
(46.2)
10.6
(51.1)
12.6
(54.7)
16.2
(61.2)
20.0
(68.0)
22.6
(72.7)
23.0
(73.4)
19.3
(66.7)
15.9
(60.6)
10.8
(51.4)
8.5
(47.3)
14.6
(58.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
3.4
(38.1)
6.0
(42.8)
7.9
(46.2)
11.4
(52.5)
15.1
(59.2)
17.4
(63.3)
17.7
(63.9)
14.3
(57.7)
11.0
(51.8)
6.3
(43.3)
4.1
(39.4)
9.8
(49.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
1.3
(34.3)
3.1
(37.6)
6.6
(43.9)
10.2
(50.4)
12.2
(54.0)
12.4
(54.3)
9.3
(48.7)
6.1
(43.0)
1.8
(35.2)
−0.3
(31.5)
5.1
(41.1)
Record low °C (°F) −17.0
(1.4)
−15.6
(3.9)
−14.3
(6.3)
−5.8
(21.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
1.0
(33.8)
5.0
(41.0)
3.5
(38.3)
1.4
(34.5)
−4.5
(23.9)
−10.1
(13.8)
−13.0
(8.6)
−17.0
(1.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 100.3
(3.95)
77.8
(3.06)
79.3
(3.12)
108.5
(4.27)
108.4
(4.27)
83.1
(3.27)
53.5
(2.11)
57.6
(2.27)
73.2
(2.88)
84.2
(3.31)
114.1
(4.49)
92.4
(3.64)
1,032.4
(40.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.9 10.4 10.1 12.0 11.8 9.4 7.3 7.7 8.5 9.6 11.4 10.3 119.4
Source: Meteociel[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Belcaire". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 22 August 2023.