Tortezais
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Tortezais | |
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 The church in Tortezais | |
 Location of Tortezais | |
  Tortezais  Tortezais | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′10″N 2°51′31″E / 46.4528°N 2.8586°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon |
| Canton | Huriel |
| Intercommunality | Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Olivier Gilbert[1] |
Area 1 | 24.11 km2 (9.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 172 |
| • Density | 7.13/km2 (18.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03285 /03430 |
| Elevation | 230–307 m (755–1,007 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tortezais (French pronunciation: [tɔʁtəzɛ]) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Climate
[edit]On average, Tortezais experiences 66.5 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.5 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 4.7 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 22.3 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) on June 21, 2026, while the record low temperature was −15.6 °C (3.9 °F) on December 26, 2010.[3]
| Climate data for Tortezais (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
41.9 (107.4) |
41.6 (106.9) |
41.1 (106.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
41.9 (107.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
17.0 (62.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.4 (2.18) |
44.1 (1.74) |
50.4 (1.98) |
66.9 (2.63) |
78.1 (3.07) |
66.3 (2.61) |
62.7 (2.47) |
66.4 (2.61) |
69.2 (2.72) |
67.4 (2.65) |
72.7 (2.86) |
57.6 (2.27) |
757.2 (29.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 118.3 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 240 | — |
| 1975 | 191 | −3.21% |
| 1982 | 202 | +0.80% |
| 1990 | 149 | −3.73% |
| 1999 | 147 | −0.15% |
| 2007 | 171 | +1.91% |
| 2012 | 180 | +1.03% |
| 2017 | 175 | −0.56% |
| 2023 | 172 | −0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Tortezais". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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