Saint-Firmin, Hautes-Alpes

Saint-Firmin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fiʁmɛ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Sant Fermin) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Saint-Firmin
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Firmin
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Firmin
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Coordinates: 44°46′56″N 6°01′48″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Intercommunality	Champsaur-Valgaudemar
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Jean-Michel Cret[1]
Area 1	22.39 km2 (8.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	449
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05142 /05800
Elevation	767–2,776 m (2,516–9,108 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Saint-Firmin has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Firmin is 9.2 °C (48.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,097.0 mm (43.19 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.5 °C (65.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C (32.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Firmin was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 19 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.5 °C (−10.3 °F) on 27 December 1962.

Climate data for Saint-Firmin (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1951−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.7 (63.9)	21.7 (71.1)	24.6 (76.3)	26.5 (79.7)	31.3 (88.3)	36.0 (96.8)	36.5 (97.7)	37.5 (99.5)	33.0 (91.4)	27.6 (81.7)	24.0 (75.2)	18.0 (64.4)	37.5 (99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	6.8 (44.2)	10.7 (51.3)	13.7 (56.7)	18.5 (65.3)	22.4 (72.3)	25.8 (78.4)	25.5 (77.9)	20.9 (69.6)	16.1 (61.0)	9.2 (48.6)	5.5 (41.9)	15.1 (59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	1.3 (34.3)	4.8 (40.6)	7.7 (45.9)	12.2 (54.0)	15.7 (60.3)	18.5 (65.3)	18.3 (64.9)	14.5 (58.1)	10.5 (50.9)	4.6 (40.3)	1.2 (34.2)	9.2 (48.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.4 (24.1)	−4.1 (24.6)	−1.1 (30.0)	1.7 (35.1)	5.9 (42.6)	8.9 (48.0)	11.2 (52.2)	11.0 (51.8)	8.1 (46.6)	4.9 (40.8)	0.1 (32.2)	−3.1 (26.4)	3.3 (37.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−21.5 (−6.7)	−17.8 (0.0)	−11.1 (12.0)	−5.5 (22.1)	−2.0 (28.4)	0.5 (32.9)	−0.8 (30.6)	−6.0 (21.2)	−9.1 (15.6)	−15.8 (3.6)	−23.5 (−10.3)	−23.5 (−10.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	93.3 (3.67)	76.1 (3.00)	78.4 (3.09)	102.8 (4.05)	96.2 (3.79)	76.2 (3.00)	56.2 (2.21)	61.3 (2.41)	96.4 (3.80)	129.6 (5.10)	120.2 (4.73)	110.3 (4.34)	1,097 (43.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.4	7.0	8.0	9.2	10.5	8.0	5.7	6.5	7.0	9.3	8.8	9.1	97.4
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	476	—
1968	515	+8.2%
1975	535	+3.9%
1982	465	−13.1%
1990	408	−12.3%
1999	438	+7.4%
2008	464	+5.9%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department