Saint-Girons, Ariège

Saint-Girons (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒiʁɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Languedocien: Sent Gironç) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

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Saint-Girons
Subprefecture and commune
General view of the town
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Girons
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Coordinates: 42°59′09″N 1°08′48″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Couserans Ouest
Intercommunality	Couserans-Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Noël Vigneau^[1]
Area ¹	19.13 km² (7.39 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	6,129
• Density	320/km² (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09261 /09200
Elevation	387–1,200 m (1,270–3,937 ft) (avg. 391 m or 1,283 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Antiquity

Unlike its close neighbour Saint-Lizier, Saint-Girons isn't an ancient city; there was however a lucus on its present territory where some Roman finds were made during the construction of the train station in the beginning of the twentieth century. Modern-days district Le Luc is considered to owe its name to this ancient lucus.

Foundation

The city is named after Saint Girons, a saint from fifth-century Landes who evangelized Novempopulania. In the ninth century some of his relics were supposedly buried in Saint Girons' Church, around which the city later developed.

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Climate

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Perspective

Saint-Girons has a moderate but warm oceanic climate, that is quite prone to temporary vast extremes in temperature as a result of its inland position.

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Climate data for Saint-Girons, Ariège, elevation 414 m (1,358 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	31.2 (88.2)	29.0 (84.2)	29.6 (85.3)	32.1 (89.8)	38.9 (102.0)	38.2 (100.8)	39.2 (102.6)	36.5 (97.7)	33.7 (92.7)	26.4 (79.5)	25.0 (77.0)	39.2 (102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.5 (50.9)	11.5 (52.7)	14.7 (58.5)	16.7 (62.1)	20.0 (68.0)	23.4 (74.1)	25.5 (77.9)	26.1 (79.0)	23.1 (73.6)	19.3 (66.7)	13.8 (56.8)	11.2 (52.2)	18.0 (64.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.5 (41.9)	6.3 (43.3)	9.0 (48.2)	11.1 (52.0)	14.6 (58.3)	18.0 (64.4)	20.0 (68.0)	20.3 (68.5)	17.1 (62.8)	13.7 (56.7)	8.7 (47.7)	6.2 (43.2)	12.5 (54.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	1.0 (33.8)	3.3 (37.9)	5.5 (41.9)	9.1 (48.4)	12.6 (54.7)	14.6 (58.3)	14.5 (58.1)	11.2 (52.2)	8.1 (46.6)	3.6 (38.5)	1.1 (34.0)	7.1 (44.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−16.5 (2.3)	−12.8 (9.0)	−4.2 (24.4)	−1.2 (29.8)	2.2 (36.0)	5.2 (41.4)	4.7 (40.5)	1.3 (34.3)	−4.0 (24.8)	−10.2 (13.6)	−12.3 (9.9)	−18.7 (−1.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	82.3 (3.24)	68.6 (2.70)	73.6 (2.90)	103.7 (4.08)	106.6 (4.20)	78.1 (3.07)	59.0 (2.32)	67.4 (2.65)	73.1 (2.88)	82.0 (3.23)	98.6 (3.88)	80.2 (3.16)	973.2 (38.31)
Average precipitation days	10.7	9.9	10.4	12.1	12.2	9.7	8.0	8.4	8.5	9.9	11.0	10.1	121.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	116.3	128.9	169.0	170.9	183.4	193.0	210.9	209.3	193.3	156.7	119.4	112.9	1,963.8
Source 1: Météo France^[3]^[4]
Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)^[5]

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Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Girons are called Saint-Gironnais.

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