Alzon

This article is about a French commune. For the French churchman, see Emmanuel d'Alzon.

Alzon (French pronunciation: [alzɔ̃]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Alzon
Commune
A general view of Alzon
Coat of arms
Location of Alzon
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Coordinates: 43°58′04″N 3°26′25″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Le Vigan
Canton	Le Vigan
Intercommunality	Pays Viganais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Laurens[1]
Area 1	27.48 km2 (10.61 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	184
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30009 /30770
Elevation	502–1,414 m (1,647–4,639 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is located in the south of the Cévennes National Park, in the upper Vis river valley.

Geography

Climate

Alzon has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). The average annual temperature in Alzon is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,372.8 mm (54.05 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.1 °C (68.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C (39.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Alzon was 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.4 °C (7.9 °F) on 1 March 2005.

Climate data for Alzon (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1998−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.2 (70.2)	23.4 (74.1)	25.5 (77.9)	29.0 (84.2)	32.9 (91.2)	39.3 (102.7)	37.2 (99.0)	39.2 (102.6)	32.3 (90.1)	29.2 (84.6)	24.4 (75.9)	21.2 (70.2)	39.3 (102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.9 (46.2)	9.0 (48.2)	12.7 (54.9)	15.8 (60.4)	19.8 (67.6)	24.7 (76.5)	27.3 (81.1)	27.1 (80.8)	22.5 (72.5)	17.2 (63.0)	11.5 (52.7)	8.3 (46.9)	17.0 (62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	4.3 (39.7)	7.3 (45.1)	10.2 (50.4)	13.8 (56.8)	17.8 (64.0)	20.1 (68.2)	19.8 (67.6)	16.0 (60.8)	12.5 (54.5)	7.5 (45.5)	4.5 (40.1)	11.5 (52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	−0.3 (31.5)	2.0 (35.6)	4.6 (40.3)	7.7 (45.9)	10.9 (51.6)	12.9 (55.2)	12.5 (54.5)	9.5 (49.1)	7.7 (45.9)	3.5 (38.3)	0.6 (33.1)	6.0 (42.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.2 (10.0)	−13.1 (8.4)	−13.4 (7.9)	−6.0 (21.2)	−2.4 (27.7)	1.4 (34.5)	3.0 (37.4)	3.8 (38.8)	−0.7 (30.7)	−4.6 (23.7)	−9.9 (14.2)	−12.8 (9.0)	−13.4 (7.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	129.4 (5.09)	84.3 (3.32)	101.7 (4.00)	132.2 (5.20)	102.0 (4.02)	68.7 (2.70)	38.3 (1.51)	61.1 (2.41)	131.2 (5.17)	188.9 (7.44)	195.5 (7.70)	139.5 (5.49)	1,372.8 (54.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.3	8.8	9.7	10.7	9.2	6.6	5.0	5.8	6.7	11.7	11.6	11.8	108.8
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	280	—
1975	237	−2.35%
1982	201	−2.33%
1990	183	−1.17%
1999	208	+1.43%
2009	221	+0.61%
2014	193	−2.67%
2020	173	−1.81%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• Arboretum de Cazebonne

See also

• Communes of the Gard department
• Waitangi, Chatham Islands, the antipode of Alzon