Pierrelatte

Pierrelatte
Commune
The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Pierrelatte
The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Pierrelatte
Coat of arms of Pierrelatte
Coat of arms
Location of Pierrelatte
Pierrelatte is located in France
Pierrelatte
Pierrelatte
Location within France
Pierrelatte is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pierrelatte
Pierrelatte
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 44°22′42″N 4°41′47″E / 44.3783°N 4.6964°E / 44.3783; 4.6964
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementNyons
CantonLe Tricastin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Gallu
Area
1
49.56 km2 (19.14 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Lowest elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2023)
13,756
 • Density277.6/km2 (718.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26235 /26700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pierrelatte (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁlat]; Occitan: Pèiralata) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Since the 1980s it hosts one of the biggest production plants of the enriched uranium existing in the world, used both for civil and military purposes.

Population

Personalities

Climate

Climate data for Pierrelatte (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.6
(69.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 26.6
(79.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 33.8
(92.8)		 40.7
(105.3)		 40.2
(104.4)		 41.1
(106.0)		 37.0
(98.6)		 30.0
(86.0)		 24.9
(76.8)		 19.7
(67.5)		 41.1
(106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)		 11.1
(52.0)		 15.6
(60.1)		 18.8
(65.8)		 23.0
(73.4)		 27.4
(81.3)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.0
(86.0)		 24.8
(76.6)		 19.5
(67.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 9.7
(49.5)		 19.4
(66.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)		 6.8
(44.2)		 10.4
(50.7)		 13.3
(55.9)		 17.3
(63.1)		 21.4
(70.5)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.7
(74.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 9.8
(49.6)		 6.4
(43.5)		 14.4
(57.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)		 2.5
(36.5)		 5.2
(41.4)		 7.7
(45.9)		 11.5
(52.7)		 15.4
(59.7)		 17.6
(63.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 14.0
(57.2)		 10.7
(51.3)		 6.2
(43.2)		 3.0
(37.4)		 9.5
(49.1)
Record low °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −8.7
(16.3)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 1.1
(34.0)		 4.8
(40.6)		 9.6
(49.3)		 8.7
(47.7)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −12.5
(9.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61.9
(2.44)		 38.5
(1.52)		 46.2
(1.82)		 65.4
(2.57)		 68.9
(2.71)		 44.7
(1.76)		 40.4
(1.59)		 50.9
(2.00)		 102.6
(4.04)		 110.6
(4.35)		 111.8
(4.40)		 53.3
(2.10)		 795.2
(31.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.9 4.8 4.9 7.3 6.7 4.7 3.8 4.1 5.8 7.5 8.3 6.1 70.0
Source: Meteociel

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Franco Fabiani (14 April 1987). "Nucleare: anche la Francia trema" [Nuclear energy: the France trembles]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Paris.
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pierrelatte, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  6. ↑ "Agnès Callamard (Amnistía Internacional): "No estamos lejos de máquinas que maten sin intervención humana. Y eso es aterrador"". El Periódico (in Spanish). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Normales et records pour Pierrelatte (26)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 December 2024.