Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac | |
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Town hall | |
  Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′38″N 0°22′51″W / 45.7606°N 0.3808°WCoordinates: 45°45′38″N 0°22′51″W / 45.7606°N 0.3808°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Cognac |
| Canton | Cognac-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Cognac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Naudin |
| Area1 | 23.82 km2 (9.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,281 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16355 / 16370 |
| Elevation |
10–104 m (33–341 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,500 | — |
| 1800 | 1,411 | −5.9% |
| 1806 | 1,370 | −2.9% |
| 1821 | 1,554 | +13.4% |
| 1831 | 1,724 | +10.9% |
| 1841 | 1,638 | −5.0% |
| 1846 | 1,688 | +3.1% |
| 1851 | 1,752 | +3.8% |
| 1856 | 1,837 | +4.9% |
| 1861 | 1,966 | +7.0% |
| 1866 | 1,937 | −1.5% |
| 1872 | 1,810 | −6.6% |
| 1876 | 1,732 | −4.3% |
| 1881 | 1,582 | −8.7% |
| 1886 | 1,475 | −6.8% |
| 1891 | 1,539 | +4.3% |
| 1896 | 1,570 | +2.0% |
| 1901 | 1,577 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 1,437 | −8.9% |
| 1911 | 1,362 | −5.2% |
| 1921 | 1,193 | −12.4% |
| 1926 | 1,119 | −6.2% |
| 1931 | 1,077 | −3.8% |
| 1936 | 1,012 | −6.0% |
| 1946 | 1,041 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 1,057 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 1,071 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,004 | −6.3% |
| 1975 | 1,009 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,119 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 1,206 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 1,199 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,281 | +6.8% |
Its inhabitants are known as San Sulpicians or Sulpicians.
Climate
Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac, as the whole region of Cognac, is located west of the department of Charente and has a marine climate.
| Climate data for Cognac | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.1 (79) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.1 (52) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.8 (64) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
2.8 (37) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14 (57) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.9 (48) |
4.7 (40.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.8 (46) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 80.4 (3.165) |
67.3 (2.65) |
65.9 (2.594) |
68.3 (2.689) |
71.6 (2.819) |
46.6 (1.835) |
45.1 (1.776) |
50.2 (1.976) |
59.2 (2.331) |
68.6 (2.701) |
79.8 (3.142) |
80 (3.15) |
783.6 (30.85) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80 | 103.9 | 153.3 | 184.5 | 204.9 | 239.6 | 276.4 | 248.3 | 199.4 | 159 | 96.8 | 78.8 | 2,024.9 |
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See also
References
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