Sabran (French pronunciation: [sabʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Sabran
The Chapel of Saint-Julien-de-Pistrin
The Chapel of Saint-Julien-de-Pistrin
Coat of arms of Sabran
Location of Sabran
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Sabran is located in France
Sabran
Sabran
Sabran is located in Occitanie
Sabran
Sabran
Coordinates: 44°09′07″N 4°32′55″E / 44.1519°N 4.5486°E / 44.1519; 4.5486
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonBagnols-sur-Cèze
IntercommunalityCA Gard Rhodanien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Nicolle[1]
Area
1
35.64 km2 (13.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,600
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30225 /30200
Elevation39–285 m (128–935 ft)
(avg. 284 m or 932 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Sabran has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Sabran is 13.9 °C (57.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 785.0 mm (30.91 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.3 °C (73.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sabran was 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on 11 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.8 °C (18.0 °F) on 14 December 2001.

Climate data for Sabran (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1988−2008)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)
21.1
(70.0)
26.2
(79.2)
29.4
(84.9)
32.0
(89.6)
35.7
(96.3)
37.3
(99.1)
40.7
(105.3)
33.2
(91.8)
27.9
(82.2)
19.3
(66.7)
18.2
(64.8)
40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)
10.4
(50.7)
14.2
(57.6)
16.8
(62.2)
21.7
(71.1)
25.7
(78.3)
28.8
(83.8)
28.5
(83.3)
23.0
(73.4)
17.8
(64.0)
11.7
(53.1)
8.4
(47.1)
18.0
(64.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
6.7
(44.1)
9.9
(49.8)
12.3
(54.1)
16.8
(62.2)
20.5
(68.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.1
(73.6)
18.5
(65.3)
14.3
(57.7)
8.8
(47.8)
5.8
(42.4)
13.9
(57.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2)
3.0
(37.4)
5.6
(42.1)
7.7
(45.9)
12.0
(53.6)
15.3
(59.5)
17.8
(64.0)
17.7
(63.9)
13.9
(57.0)
10.9
(51.6)
5.9
(42.6)
3.2
(37.8)
9.7
(49.5)
Record low °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8)
−5.6
(21.9)
−6.6
(20.1)
0.3
(32.5)
3.4
(38.1)
8.0
(46.4)
9.3
(48.7)
10.6
(51.1)
4.6
(40.3)
1.1
(34.0)
−4.5
(23.9)
−7.8
(18.0)
−7.8
(18.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66.8
(2.63)
34.9
(1.37)
37.1
(1.46)
71.6
(2.82)
68.3
(2.69)
43.6
(1.72)
33.0
(1.30)
47.4
(1.87)
118.3
(4.66)
125.1
(4.93)
87.3
(3.44)
51.6
(2.03)
785.0
(30.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.0 4.0 4.1 7.5 6.9 4.9 3.3 4.3 5.6 8.0 7.2 5.8 67.6
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,006—    
1975 1,108+1.39%
1982 1,243+1.66%
1990 1,437+1.83%
1999 1,683+1.77%
2009 1,751+0.40%
2014 1,739−0.14%
2020 1,610−1.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE