Palluau

Palluau
Commune
The church and lake in Palluau
The church and lake in Palluau
Coat of arms of Palluau
Coat of arms
Location of Palluau
Palluau is located in France
Palluau
Palluau
Location within France
Palluau is located in Pays de la Loire
Palluau
Palluau
Location within Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 46°48′21″N 1°37′06″W / 46.8058°N 1.6183°W / 46.8058; -1.6183
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentVendée
ArrondissementLa Roche-sur-Yon
CantonChallans
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marcelle Barreteau
Area
1
7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Highest elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Lowest elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,128
 • Density152/km2 (393/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
85169 /85670
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Palluau (French pronunciation: [palɥo]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Geography

Climate

Palluau has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Palluau is 12.6 °C (54.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 928.6 mm (36.56 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 19.7 °C (67.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.3 °C (43.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Palluau was 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) on 24 June 2026; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.6 °C (12.9 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Palluau (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1989−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)		 22.7
(72.9)		 24.4
(75.9)		 29.0
(84.2)		 32.4
(90.3)		 39.3
(102.7)		 41.7
(107.1)		 40.4
(104.7)		 34.7
(94.5)		 30.8
(87.4)		 21.1
(70.0)		 17.8
(64.0)		 41.7
(107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)		 10.6
(51.1)		 13.7
(56.7)		 16.5
(61.7)		 20.1
(68.2)		 23.7
(74.7)		 25.9
(78.6)		 26.2
(79.2)		 23.0
(73.4)		 18.0
(64.4)		 13.1
(55.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 17.5
(63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)		 6.6
(43.9)		 8.9
(48.0)		 11.0
(51.8)		 14.5
(58.1)		 17.7
(63.9)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.7
(67.5)		 17.0
(62.6)		 13.6
(56.5)		 9.4
(48.9)		 6.8
(44.2)		 12.6
(54.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)		 2.6
(36.7)		 4.2
(39.6)		 5.6
(42.1)		 9.0
(48.2)		 11.8
(53.2)		 13.4
(56.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 10.9
(51.6)		 9.3
(48.7)		 5.8
(42.4)		 3.5
(38.3)		 7.7
(45.9)
Record low °C (°F) −10.6
(12.9)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −10.2
(13.6)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 3.3
(37.9)		 6.3
(43.3)		 5.2
(41.4)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −10.6
(12.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 100.4
(3.95)		 79.5
(3.13)		 67.3
(2.65)		 68.8
(2.71)		 66.0
(2.60)		 49.1
(1.93)		 47.1
(1.85)		 54.9
(2.16)		 69.2
(2.72)		 100.6
(3.96)		 113.5
(4.47)		 112.2
(4.42)		 928.6
(36.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.3 11.3 10.9 10.5 9.6 8.0 7.5 7.9 8.2 12.4 13.6 14.2 127.2
Source: Météo-France

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ World Meteorological Organization. "Record-breaking heat spreads through Europe".
  4. ↑ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 13, 2022.