Rusio

Rusiu
A view of Rusio
A view of Rusio
Location of Rusiu
Location within France
Location within Corsica
Coordinates: 42°21′45″N 9°15′41″E / 42.3625°N 9.2614°E / 42.3625; 9.2614
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementCorte
CantonGolo-Morosaglia
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ange Toussaint Rocchi
Area
1
8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Highest elevation
1,585 m (5,200 ft)
Lowest elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (2023)
65
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B264 /20244
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rusio is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

Climate

Rusio has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Rusio is 13.2 °C (55.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,003.0 mm (39.49 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.9 °C (73.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Rusio was 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) on 4 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.5 °C (13.1 °F) on 27 February 2018.

Climate data for Rusio (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2007−2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9)
20.5
(68.9)
24.5
(76.1)
25.5
(77.9)
33.5
(92.3)
35.5
(95.9)
38.0
(100.4)
38.5
(101.3)
34.0
(93.2)
31.0
(87.8)
23.0
(73.4)
19.0
(66.2)
38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4)
9.5
(49.1)
12.4
(54.3)
16.5
(61.7)
19.9
(67.8)
25.2
(77.4)
28.9
(84.0)
29.1
(84.4)
23.9
(75.0)
18.9
(66.0)
13.1
(55.6)
10.2
(50.4)
18.1
(64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
5.3
(41.5)
7.9
(46.2)
11.6
(52.9)
14.8
(58.6)
19.4
(66.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
18.4
(65.1)
14.2
(57.6)
9.4
(48.9)
6.4
(43.5)
13.2
(55.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)
1.1
(34.0)
3.4
(38.1)
6.7
(44.1)
9.7
(49.5)
13.7
(56.7)
16.5
(61.7)
16.6
(61.9)
12.8
(55.0)
9.5
(49.1)
5.7
(42.3)
2.6
(36.7)
8.3
(46.9)
Record low °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2)
−10.5
(13.1)
−5.0
(23.0)
−1.5
(29.3)
0.0
(32.0)
5.5
(41.9)
9.5
(49.1)
11.0
(51.8)
5.0
(41.0)
0.0
(32.0)
−4.0
(24.8)
−6.5
(20.3)
−10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.1
(3.15)
94.6
(3.72)
94.5
(3.72)
67.0
(2.64)
93.6
(3.69)
49.1
(1.93)
48.9
(1.93)
35.1
(1.38)
63.3
(2.49)
113.1
(4.45)
172.9
(6.81)
90.8
(3.57)
1,003
(39.49)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.1 9.3 9.7 8.6 8.9 5.5 3.7 3.5 6.0 7.8 10.3 7.7 89.0
Source: Météo-France

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 108—    
1975 100−1.09%
1982 83−2.63%
1990 57−4.59%
1999 66+1.64%
2007 79+2.27%
2012 79+0.00%
2017 71−2.11%
2023 65−1.46%
Source: INSEE

See also