Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla lɛ sito]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Commune
Cîteaux Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
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Coordinates: 47°06′56″N 5°03′19″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Nuits-Saint-Georges
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florence Zito[1]
Area 1	28.93 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	390
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21564 /21700
Elevation	190–227 m (623–745 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cîteaux Abbey is located in the commune.^[3]

Geography

Climate

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 836.7 mm (32.94 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.8 °C (67.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C (36.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux was 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) on 9 January 1985.

Climate data for Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1953−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.7 (60.3)	20.1 (68.2)	24.0 (75.2)	29.4 (84.9)	31.2 (88.2)	35.5 (95.9)	38.6 (101.5)	40.0 (104.0)	33.0 (91.4)	28.0 (82.4)	21.0 (69.8)	17.0 (62.6)	40.0 (104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.4 (41.7)	7.4 (45.3)	12.4 (54.3)	15.8 (60.4)	20.1 (68.2)	23.9 (75.0)	26.7 (80.1)	26.2 (79.2)	21.8 (71.2)	16.3 (61.3)	9.6 (49.3)	6.2 (43.2)	16.0 (60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.3 (36.1)	3.4 (38.1)	7.1 (44.8)	9.8 (49.6)	14.1 (57.4)	17.5 (63.5)	19.8 (67.6)	19.4 (66.9)	15.8 (60.4)	11.6 (52.9)	6.0 (42.8)	3.2 (37.8)	10.9 (51.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.8 (30.6)	−0.7 (30.7)	1.8 (35.2)	3.8 (38.8)	8.1 (46.6)	11.0 (51.8)	13.0 (55.4)	12.6 (54.7)	9.8 (49.6)	6.8 (44.2)	2.3 (36.1)	0.3 (32.5)	5.7 (42.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−12.0 (10.4)	−6.0 (21.2)	−3.0 (26.6)	0.8 (33.4)	3.7 (38.7)	2.5 (36.5)	−2.0 (28.4)	−6.0 (21.2)	−10.1 (13.8)	−15.0 (5.0)	−23.0 (−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55.1 (2.17)	46.8 (1.84)	52.8 (2.08)	65.7 (2.59)	88.1 (3.47)	68.3 (2.69)	68.7 (2.70)	67.9 (2.67)	70.6 (2.78)	80.8 (3.18)	78.1 (3.07)	64.9 (2.56)	807.8 (31.80)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.1	9.2	9.8	10.9	11.6	9.1	8.3	8.2	8.3	10.7	11.1	10.9	119.2
Source: Meteociel[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	377	—
1968	386	+2.4%
1975	316	−18.1%
1982	331	+4.7%
1990	400	+20.8%
1999	475	+18.8%
2008	454	−4.4%

Town partnerships

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux fosters partnerships with the following places:^[5]

• Roth, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany since 1 June 1991

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department