Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿iʁje la pɛʁʃ]; Occitan: Sent Iriès, Sent Irièg) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
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Coordinates: 45°30′55″N 1°12′15″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Limoges
Canton	Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Yrieix
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Boisserie[1]
Area 1	100.98 km2 (38.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,873
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87187 /87500
Elevation	283–498 m (928–1,634 ft) (avg. 369 m or 1,211 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is significant as the first place where kaolin was found in France, a discovery of great importance to French porcelain manufacturers.

Its name refers to Saint Yrieix (Aredius). Inhabitants are known as Arédiens. Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,816	—
1975	7,116	+0.62%
1982	7,342	+0.45%
1990	7,558	+0.36%
1999	7,251	−0.46%
2007	6,980	−0.47%
2012	6,887	−0.27%
2017	6,766	−0.35%
Source: INSEE[3]

Climate

On average, Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche experiences 41.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 0.4 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 3.6 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 11.2 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) on 23 July 2019, while the record low temperature was −12.8 °C (9.0 °F) on 9 February 2012.^[4]

Climate data for Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1994–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	23.9 (75.0)	24.2 (75.6)	27.9 (82.2)	30.4 (86.7)	35.8 (96.4)	38.4 (101.1)	38.2 (100.8)	33.5 (92.3)	27.7 (81.9)	21.8 (71.2)	17.4 (63.3)	38.4 (101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.4 (45.3)	8.6 (47.5)	12.4 (54.3)	15.4 (59.7)	19.0 (66.2)	22.8 (73.0)	24.8 (76.6)	24.9 (76.8)	21.1 (70.0)	16.8 (62.2)	10.9 (51.6)	8.2 (46.8)	16.0 (60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	5.0 (41.0)	8.0 (46.4)	10.6 (51.1)	14.0 (57.2)	17.6 (63.7)	19.3 (66.7)	19.3 (66.7)	16.0 (60.8)	12.7 (54.9)	7.7 (45.9)	5.1 (41.2)	11.6 (53.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.6 (34.9)	1.4 (34.5)	3.6 (38.5)	5.7 (42.3)	9.0 (48.2)	12.3 (54.1)	13.9 (57.0)	13.8 (56.8)	10.8 (51.4)	8.6 (47.5)	4.4 (39.9)	2.0 (35.6)	7.3 (45.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−9.9 (14.2)	−12.8 (9.0)	−11.1 (12.0)	−4.3 (24.3)	−0.8 (30.6)	2.8 (37.0)	6.5 (43.7)	5.6 (42.1)	1.9 (35.4)	−4.3 (24.3)	−7.8 (18.0)	−10.3 (13.5)	−12.8 (9.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	114.3 (4.50)	92.9 (3.66)	91.5 (3.60)	103.9 (4.09)	100.5 (3.96)	78.4 (3.09)	61.8 (2.43)	75.4 (2.97)	75.3 (2.96)	91.3 (3.59)	122.2 (4.81)	122.8 (4.83)	1,130.3 (44.49)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	13.7	11.9	11.7	12.3	11.6	8.8	8.7	8.8	9.3	11.6	13.7	13.1	135.2
Source: Meteociel[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department