Châtillon-sur-Seine
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Châtillon-sur-Seine | |
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![]() The Pertuis-au-Loup bridge over the River Seine and the church | |
Coordinates: 47°52′12″N 4°34′22″E / 47.8701°N 4.5727°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Montbard |
Canton | Châtillon-sur-Seine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Roland Lemaire[1] |
Area 1 | 33.15 km2 (12.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,378 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21154 /21400 |
Elevation | 211–298 m (692–978 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Châtillon-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: The Musée du Pays Châtillonnais is housed in old abbey of Notre-Dame de Châtillon, within the town, known for its collection of pre-Roman and Roman relics (especially the famous Vix Grave).
History
Some ruins on an eminence above the town mark the site of a château of the dukes of Burgundy. Nearby stands the church of St Vorles of the 10th century, but with many additions of later date; it contains a sculptured Holy Sepulchre of the 16th century and a number of frescoes. In a fine park stands a modern château built by Marshal Marmont, duke of Ragusa, born at Châtillon in 1774. It was burnt in 1871, and subsequently rebuilt.[3]
Châtillon anciently consisted of two parts, Chaumont, belonging to the duchy of Burgundy, and Bourg, ruled by the
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Geography
Climate
Châtillon-sur-Seine has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Châtillon-sur-Seine is 10.4 °C (50.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 864.1 mm (34.02 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.9 °C (66.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.7 °C (36.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Châtillon-sur-Seine was 42.1 °C (107.8 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −22.4 °C (−8.3 °F) on 9 January 1985.
Climate data for Châtillon-sur-Seine (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1948−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
42.1 (107.8) |
41.5 (106.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
42.1 (107.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.3) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.5 (2.85) |
59.7 (2.35) |
63.5 (2.50) |
63.8 (2.51) |
84.2 (3.31) |
76.9 (3.03) |
69.3 (2.73) |
62.3 (2.45) |
74.6 (2.94) |
81.6 (3.21) |
74.1 (2.92) |
81.6 (3.21) |
864.1 (34.02) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.3 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 133.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 73.2 | 88.4 | 139.4 | 172.6 | 196.1 | 228.2 | 225.0 | 205.9 | 164.2 | 126.1 | 67.0 | 52.9 | 1,739 |
Source: Météo France[5]
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Personalities
Châtillon-sur-Seine was the birthplace of:
- Auguste Marmont, duke of Ragusa (1774[3]–1852), Marshal of France
- Anne Nicole Voullemier (1796-1886), painter and lithographer
- Désiré Nisard (1806–1888), author and critic
- Louis Paul Cailletet (1832–1913), physicist and inventor
- Alice Prin (Kiki de Montparnasse) (1901–1953), nightclub singer, actress, model, partner and muse of Man Ray, and painter
- Damien Saez (1977), singer and songwriter.
Population
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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 7.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ISBN 9780806151250.
- ^ "Climate of Châtillon-sur-Seine 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Châtillon-sur-Seine, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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