Oletta
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Location of Oletta  | |
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| Coordinates: 42°38′00″N 9°21′22″E / 42.6333°N 9.3561°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Calvi |
| Canton | Biguglia-Nebbio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Leccia[1] |
| Area 1 | 26.61 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,801 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B185 /20232 |
| Elevation | 0–959 m (0–3,146 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Oletta (French pronunciation: [ɔlɛta]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Geography[edit]
Climate[edit]
Oletta has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Oletta is 15.7 °C (60.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 757.3 mm (29.81 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.0 °C (75.2 °F), and lowest in February, at around 8.7 °C (47.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Oletta was 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) on 1 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −4.9 °C (23.2 °F) on 15 February 2012.
| Climate data for Oletta (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) | 21.8 (71.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.1 (102.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.0 (2.80) |
82.5 (3.25) |
95.8 (3.77) |
46.5 (1.83) |
60.4 (2.38) |
26.9 (1.06) |
8.4 (0.33) |
15.8 (0.62) |
52.4 (2.06) |
100.0 (3.94) |
122.6 (4.83) |
75.0 (2.95) |
757.3 (29.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 67.4 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 619 | — |
| 1975 | 692 | +1.61% |
| 1982 | 892 | +3.69% |
| 1990 | 879 | −0.18% |
| 1999 | 830 | −0.64% |
| 2007 | 1,282 | +5.58% |
| 2012 | 1,533 | +3.64% |
| 2017 | 1,696 | +2.04% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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