Cornus, Aveyron
Commune in Occitanie, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cornus (French pronunciation: [kɔʁnys];[3] Occitan: Cornús) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
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Cornus | |
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 Tour de l'Aiguillon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Cornus  | |
  Cornus  Cornus | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′11″N 3°10′46″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| Canton | Causses-Rougiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Laborie[1] (UDI) |
| Area 1 | 92.74 km2 (35.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 513 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12077 /12540 |
| Elevation | 496–887 m (1,627–2,910 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune lies on the causse du Larzac.
The village lies in the valley of the Dèvre, a tributary of the Sorgues, which has its source in the commune.
| Climate data for Cornus (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 87.1 (3.43) |
70.6 (2.78) |
75.8 (2.98) |
95.9 (3.78) |
88.2 (3.47) |
49.8 (1.96) |
36.1 (1.42) |
55.4 (2.18) |
84.3 (3.32) |
140.8 (5.54) |
141.0 (5.55) |
82.4 (3.24) |
1,007.4 (39.66) |
| Average precipitation days | 10.4 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 100.7 |
| Source: Météo France[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 540 | — |
| 1968 | 513 | −5.0% |
| 1975 | 510 | −0.6% |
| 1982 | 434 | −14.9% |
| 1990 | 345 | −20.5% |
| 1999 | 364 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 514 | +41.2% |
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