Belcaire

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Belcaire

(2023–2026) Jean-Pierre Adroit^[1]Area

30.68 km² (11.85 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

373 • Density12/km² (31/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

11028 /11340

Elevation696–1,546 m (2,283–5,072 ft)
(avg. 1,052 m or 3,451 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belcaire (French pronunciation: [bɛlkɛʁ] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Bèlcaire) is a commune in the Aude department, part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	585	—
1968	504	−13.8%
1975	463	−8.1%
1982	421	−9.1%
1990	360	−14.5%
1999	392	+8.9%
2008	425	+8.4%

Climate

On average, Belcaire experiences 77.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 7.0 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 5.6 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) on 18 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 16 January 1985.^[3]

Climate data for Belcaire (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1979–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.5 (70.7)	23.1 (73.6)	25.0 (77.0)	25.7 (78.3)	32.2 (90.0)	35.4 (95.7)	36.4 (97.5)	35.0 (95.0)	33.0 (91.4)	29.7 (85.5)	24.0 (75.2)	21.6 (70.9)	36.4 (97.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	7.9 (46.2)	10.6 (51.1)	12.6 (54.7)	16.2 (61.2)	20.0 (68.0)	22.6 (72.7)	23.0 (73.4)	19.3 (66.7)	15.9 (60.6)	10.8 (51.4)	8.5 (47.3)	14.6 (58.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	3.4 (38.1)	6.0 (42.8)	7.9 (46.2)	11.4 (52.5)	15.1 (59.2)	17.4 (63.3)	17.7 (63.9)	14.3 (57.7)	11.0 (51.8)	6.3 (43.3)	4.1 (39.4)	9.8 (49.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.1 (30.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	1.3 (34.3)	3.1 (37.6)	6.6 (43.9)	10.2 (50.4)	12.2 (54.0)	12.4 (54.3)	9.3 (48.7)	6.1 (43.0)	1.8 (35.2)	−0.3 (31.5)	5.1 (41.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.0 (1.4)	−15.6 (3.9)	−14.3 (6.3)	−5.8 (21.6)	−3.0 (26.6)	1.0 (33.8)	5.0 (41.0)	3.5 (38.3)	1.4 (34.5)	−4.5 (23.9)	−10.1 (13.8)	−13.0 (8.6)	−17.0 (1.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	100.3 (3.95)	77.8 (3.06)	79.3 (3.12)	108.5 (4.27)	108.4 (4.27)	83.1 (3.27)	53.5 (2.11)	57.6 (2.27)	73.2 (2.88)	84.2 (3.31)	114.1 (4.49)	92.4 (3.64)	1,032.4 (40.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.9	10.4	10.1	12.0	11.8	9.4	7.3	7.7	8.5	9.6	11.4	10.3	119.4
Source: Meteociel^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Belcaire". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 22 August 2023.