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Giron, Ain

Giron
Commune
Map
Location of Giron
Giron is located in France
Giron
Giron
Location within France
Giron is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Giron
Giron
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°14′00″N 5°46′00″E / 46.2333°N 5.7667°E / 46.2333; 5.7667
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementNantua
CantonValserhône
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Florian Moine[1]
Area
1
9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
174
  Density18.5/km2 (48.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01174 /01130
Elevation779–1,206 m (2,556–3,957 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Giron (French pronunciation: [ʒiʁɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

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Climate

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Giron has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Giron is 8.4 °C (47.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,672.4 mm (65.84 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C (32.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Giron was 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) on 12 January 1987.

Climate data for Giron (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1986−2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)
17.0
(62.6)
20.5
(68.9)
24.3
(75.7)
29.1
(84.4)
34.5
(94.1)
33.8
(92.8)
36.5
(97.7)
29.5
(85.1)
26.7
(80.1)
19.4
(66.9)
17.0
(62.6)
36.5
(97.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
4.0
(39.2)
8.0
(46.4)
11.4
(52.5)
15.5
(59.9)
19.8
(67.6)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
17.3
(63.1)
13.2
(55.8)
7.1
(44.8)
3.9
(39.0)
12.2
(54.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5)
0.8
(33.4)
4.2
(39.6)
7.3
(45.1)
11.3
(52.3)
15.2
(59.4)
17.1
(62.8)
17.0
(62.6)
13.1
(55.6)
9.6
(49.3)
4.2
(39.6)
1.2
(34.2)
8.4
(47.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)
−2.4
(27.7)
0.3
(32.5)
3.2
(37.8)
7.0
(44.6)
10.6
(51.1)
12.5
(54.5)
12.4
(54.3)
9.0
(48.2)
6.1
(43.0)
1.3
(34.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
4.7
(40.5)
Record low °C (°F) −23.0
(−9.4)
−19.5
(−3.1)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−8.0
(17.6)
−2.9
(26.8)
−2.0
(28.4)
3.0
(37.4)
3.5
(38.3)
0.4
(32.7)
−6.7
(19.9)
−11.0
(12.2)
−16.7
(1.9)
−23.0
(−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 165.8
(6.53)
140.0
(5.51)
138.8
(5.46)
112.2
(4.42)
144.8
(5.70)
120.1
(4.73)
115.6
(4.55)
122.0
(4.80)
121.7
(4.79)
150.0
(5.91)
164.1
(6.46)
177.3
(6.98)
1,672.4
(65.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.1 12.3 12.3 10.8 13.4 10.4 9.9 10.4 10.3 11.9 12.3 14.4 141.6
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 118    
1975 100−2.34%
1982 99−0.14%
1990 88−1.46%
1999 100+1.43%
2007 139+4.20%
2012 168+3.86%
2017 183+1.73%
2023 174−0.84%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE