Le Vauclin
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Le Vauclin (French pronunciation: [lə voklɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: Voklen) is a commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.
Geography
Located in the southeast of the island, its neighboring communes are Le François, Saint-Esprit, Rivière-Pilote and Le Marin.
An UCPA sports centre (Union nationale des centres sportifs de plein air) was located in the town.
Climate
Le Vauclin has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in Le Vauclin is 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,229.7 mm (48.41 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in February, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Vauclin was 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) on 31 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) on 17 December 1992.
Climate data for Le Vauclin (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.3 (91.9) | 34.6 (94.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.7 (89.1) | 34.6 (94.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 29.3 (84.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.3 (81.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.3 (77.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.7 (65.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.6 (2.15) | 43.0 (1.69) | 45.2 (1.78) | 85.0 (3.35) | 86.9 (3.42) | 99.4 (3.91) | 114.2 (4.50) | 137.4 (5.41) | 143.3 (5.64) | 160.6 (6.32) | 181.9 (7.16) | 78.2 (3.08) | 1,229.7 (48.41) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 156.3 |
Source: Météo-France[3] |
Population
Its inhabitants are known in French as Vauclinois (masculine) and Vauclinoises (feminine).
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1967 | 7,732 | — |
1974 | 7,711 | −0.04% |
1982 | 6,950 | −1.29% |
1990 | 7,741 | +1.36% |
1999 | 7,778 | +0.05% |
2007 | 8,818 | +1.58% |
2012 | 9,140 | +0.72% |
2017 | 8,844 | −0.66% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
History
The dwelling of the Lord of Vauquelin has left its name to the quarter introduced as commune in 1837.
Sports
- Kitesurfing[5]
- Yole
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ http://kite.ffvl.fr/node/2488 Link to French Kitesurf federation official spots list
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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