Gaillard
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Location of Gaillard | |
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| Coordinates: 46°11′09″N 6°12′30″E / 46.1858°N 6.2083°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | Gaillard |
| Intercommunality | Annemasse – Les Voirons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Antoine Blouin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 11,054 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74133 /74240 |
| Elevation | 392–425 m (1,286–1,394 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ɡajaʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Gaillard lies on the border with Switzerland, 5 km east of the city centre of Geneva. The biggest border crossing is called Moillesulaz and the second one is Fossard.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,233 | — |
| 1975 | 9,027 | +5.43% |
| 1982 | 9,079 | +0.08% |
| 1990 | 9,592 | +0.69% |
| 1999 | 9,949 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 11,397 | +1.71% |
| 2012 | 11,303 | −0.17% |
| 2017 | 10,619 | −1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Climate
| Climate data for Gaillard, elevation 399 m (1,309 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 37.3 (99.1) | 38.8 (101.8) | 40.0 (104.0) | 34.1 (93.4) | 27.9 (82.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 19.9 (67.8) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 6.2 (43.2) | 2.9 (37.2) | 11.3 (52.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | −1.2 (29.8) | 1.4 (34.5) | 4.5 (40.1) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.9 (44.4) | 2.4 (36.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) | −13.0 (8.6) | −10.6 (12.9) | −5.5 (22.1) | −0.7 (30.7) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | −4.6 (23.7) | −9.0 (15.8) | −12.8 (9.0) | −13.0 (8.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.0 (2.48) | 54.4 (2.14) | 63.1 (2.48) | 75.5 (2.97) | 89.3 (3.52) | 87.4 (3.44) | 82.8 (3.26) | 88.0 (3.46) | 96.0 (3.78) | 97.5 (3.84) | 87.6 (3.45) | 82.0 (3.23) | 966.6 (38.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.0 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 115.4 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Normales et records pour Gaillard (74)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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