Sampolo

Sampolo is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Sampolo
Commune
Location of Sampolo
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Coordinates: 41°56′35″N 9°07′27″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Taravo-Ornano
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Marie-Jacqueline Santi[1]
Area 1	7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	84
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A268 /20134
Elevation	532–1,720 m (1,745–5,643 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 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

Sampolo has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Sampolo is 13.1 °C (55.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,260.4 mm (49.62 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.4 °C (72.3 °F), and lowest in February, at around 5.7 °C (42.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sampolo was 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) on 1 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) on 31 January 1999.

Climate data for Sampolo (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1990−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	21.4 (70.5)	25.5 (77.9)	27.5 (81.5)	32.2 (90.0)	34.7 (94.5)	38.1 (100.6)	38.8 (101.8)	33.4 (92.1)	30.0 (86.0)	24.5 (76.1)	21.0 (69.8)	38.8 (101.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.1 (48.4)	9.5 (49.1)	12.1 (53.8)	14.7 (58.5)	19.1 (66.4)	23.5 (74.3)	27.0 (80.6)	27.5 (81.5)	22.6 (72.7)	18.5 (65.3)	13.0 (55.4)	9.9 (49.8)	17.2 (63.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.7 (42.3)	5.7 (42.3)	8.1 (46.6)	10.5 (50.9)	14.7 (58.5)	18.9 (66.0)	21.9 (71.4)	22.4 (72.3)	18.0 (64.4)	14.5 (58.1)	9.6 (49.3)	6.6 (43.9)	13.1 (55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	1.9 (35.4)	4.0 (39.2)	6.3 (43.3)	10.3 (50.5)	14.2 (57.6)	16.8 (62.2)	17.3 (63.1)	13.3 (55.9)	10.4 (50.7)	6.2 (43.2)	3.3 (37.9)	8.9 (48.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−8.0 (17.6)	−6.9 (19.6)	−6.2 (20.8)	−2.6 (27.3)	0.7 (33.3)	3.5 (38.3)	7.9 (46.2)	9.7 (49.5)	4.9 (40.8)	−0.1 (31.8)	−4.3 (24.3)	−6.5 (20.3)	−8.0 (17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	122.1 (4.81)	105.7 (4.16)	114.9 (4.52)	108.1 (4.26)	88.7 (3.49)	61.3 (2.41)	32.6 (1.28)	28.9 (1.14)	90.7 (3.57)	123.7 (4.87)	201.7 (7.94)	182.0 (7.17)	1,260.4 (49.62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.1	9.3	9.6	11.1	8.1	5.8	3.4	2.9	7.7	9.6	11.9	11.4	100.9
Source: Météo France[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	154	—
1975	136	−1.76%
1982	82	−6.97%
1990	49	−6.23%
1999	52	+0.66%
2009	56	+0.74%
2014	59	+1.05%
2020	81	+5.42%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department