Steenvoorde

Coordinates: 50°48′40″N 2°34′53″E / 50.8112°N 2.5813°E / 50.8112; 2.5813
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Steenvoorde
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Steenvoorde
Location of Steenvoorde
Map
Dunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Bataille[1]
Area
1
29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,324
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
DemonymSteenvoordois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code /59114
Elevation8–67 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]

Steenvoorde, church: église Saint Pierre

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)
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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

Arms of Steenvoorde
Arms of Steenvoorde
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.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ https://www.panoviews.net/STEENVOORDE/ville/ .Panoviews, le 1er annuaire de visite virtuelle à 360°
  5. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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