Steenvoorde
Steenvoorde | |
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Dunkerque | |
Canton | Wormhout |
Intercommunality | CC Flandre Intérieure |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Bataille[1] |
Area 1 | 29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,324 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Demonym | Steenvoordois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | /59114 |
Elevation | 8–67 m (26–220 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Steenvoorde (French pronunciation: giants that can be admired in summer festivals.[4]
Geography
Climate
Steenvoorde has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Steenvoorde is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 727.8 mm (28.65 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.5 °C (65.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C (40.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Steenvoorde was 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.4 °C (7.9 °F) on 4 February 2012.
Climate data for Steenvoorde (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2004−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
40.8 (105.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
40.8 (105.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.0 (2.01) |
54.0 (2.13) |
49.0 (1.93) |
32.6 (1.28) |
51.0 (2.01) |
52.5 (2.07) |
67.8 (2.67) |
81.6 (3.21) |
55.0 (2.17) |
70.0 (2.76) |
86.5 (3.41) |
76.8 (3.02) |
727.8 (28.65) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 120.9 |
Source: Météo-France[5] |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,761 | — |
1975 | 3,879 | +0.44% |
1982 | 4,021 | +0.51% |
1990 | 4,010 | −0.03% |
1999 | 4,024 | +0.04% |
2007 | 3,987 | −0.12% |
2012 | 4,030 | +0.21% |
2017 | 4,368 | +1.62% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
Heraldry
The arms of Steenvoorde are blazoned : Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets impaled with Quarterly 2&4: Or, 3 ?pallets couped? sable within a bordure engrailed azure; 2&3: Barry argent and azure, a lion sable.
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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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ https://www.panoviews.net/STEENVOORDE/ville/ .Panoviews, le 1er annuaire de visite virtuelle à 360°
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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