Pégomas

Pégomas (French pronunciation: [peɡoma] or [peɡomas]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.^[2]

Pégomas
Commune
A general view of Pégomas
Coat of arms
Location of Pégomas
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Coordinates: 43°35′51″N 6°56′02″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Mandelieu-la-Napoule
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Grasse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florence Simon[1]
Area 1	11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	8,045
• Density	713.2/km2 (1,847/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06090 /06580
Elevation	6–483 m (20–1,585 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,717	—
1975	2,149	+3.26%
1982	3,452	+7.01%
1990	4,618	+3.70%
1999	5,794	+2.55%
2007	6,296	+1.04%
2012	7,285	+2.96%
2017	7,972	+1.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

Climate

On average, Pégomas experiences 6.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F) and 44.7 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on 19 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) on 17 January 2017.^[4]

Climate data for Pégomas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2010–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	23.0 (73.4)	22.2 (72.0)	28.0 (82.4)	27.5 (81.5)	32.9 (91.2)	38.6 (101.5)	40.4 (104.7)	38.7 (101.7)	35.3 (95.5)	30.3 (86.5)	24.8 (76.6)	20.1 (68.2)	40.4 (104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.6 (56.5)	13.9 (57.0)	16.6 (61.9)	19.3 (66.7)	22.4 (72.3)	27.0 (80.6)	30.3 (86.5)	30.6 (87.1)	27.2 (81.0)	22.2 (72.0)	17.3 (63.1)	14.5 (58.1)	21.2 (70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	9.0 (48.2)	11.5 (52.7)	14.3 (57.7)	17.2 (63.0)	21.6 (70.9)	24.5 (76.1)	24.7 (76.5)	21.5 (70.7)	17.3 (63.1)	12.9 (55.2)	10.0 (50.0)	16.1 (61.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.4 (39.9)	4.2 (39.6)	6.4 (43.5)	9.3 (48.7)	12.0 (53.6)	16.2 (61.2)	18.8 (65.8)	18.8 (65.8)	15.8 (60.4)	12.4 (54.3)	8.5 (47.3)	5.4 (41.7)	11.0 (51.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.4 (24.1)	−4.1 (24.6)	−1.0 (30.2)	1.1 (34.0)	5.4 (41.7)	9.2 (48.6)	12.9 (55.2)	13.4 (56.1)	8.3 (46.9)	2.1 (35.8)	−3.0 (26.6)	−2.0 (28.4)	−4.4 (24.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	76.2 (3.00)	83.1 (3.27)	96.7 (3.81)	77.4 (3.05)	59.5 (2.34)	52.4 (2.06)	25.3 (1.00)	20.6 (0.81)	51.4 (2.02)	147.3 (5.80)	190.0 (7.48)	103.3 (4.07)	983.2 (38.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.6	7.2	6.6	6.1	5.8	3.8	2.3	2.6	4.3	7.1	9.1	5.5	66
Source: Meteociel[4]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department