Commune in Normandy, France
Le Pin-au-Haras (French pronunciation: [lə pɛ̃ o aʁa] ⓘ ) is acommune in theOrne department in north-westernFrance .
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets,La Lune ,La Gautellerie ,Courgeron ,La Hamelinière ,La Frênaie ,Le Haras du Pin andLe Pin-au-Haras .[ 3]
The Commune is one of 27 communes that make up theNatura 2000 protected area ofBocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge .[ 4]
The commune has theRiver Ure running through it and five streams, the Etang des Genets, Etangs de Chagny, Chedouit, Pont de Barges & the Courgeron.
The commune is completely enclosed within the commune ofGouffern en Auge .[ 3]
Le Pin-au-Haras's Climate is classed as a temperateoceanic climate according to theKöppen–Geiger climate classification .[ 5]
Climate data for Le Pin-au-Haras, 1991–2021 normals, elevation: 202 m (663 ft), extremes 1968–present, 1991 - 2019 Average sun hours Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 17.2 (63.0) 19.5 (67.1) 23.2 (73.8) 26.9 (80.4) 30 (86) 34.9 (94.8) 38.3 (100.9) 37.2 (99.0) 32.5 (90.5) 27.8 (82.0) 21.1 (70.0) 15.9 (60.6) 38.3 (100.9) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.3 (45.1) 8.3 (46.9) 11.6 (52.9) 14.7 (58.5) 18 (64) 21.4 (70.5) 23.6 (74.5) 23.6 (74.5) 20.3 (68.5) 15.6 (60.1) 10.8 (51.4) 7.8 (46.0) 15.3 (59.5) Daily mean °C (°F) 4.3 (39.7) 4.6 (40.3) 7.1 (44.8) 9.3 (48.7) 12.7 (54.9) 15.8 (60.4) 17.7 (63.9) 17.7 (63.9) 14.7 (58.5) 11.3 (52.3) 7.4 (45.3) 4.7 (40.5) 10.6 (51.1) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.2 (34.2) 0.8 (33.4) 2.5 (36.5) 3.9 (39.0) 7.4 (45.3) 10.3 (50.5) 11.9 (53.4) 11.8 (53.2) 9.1 (48.4) 7.1 (44.8) 4 (39) 1.6 (34.9) 6 (43) Record low °C (°F) −27.5 (−17.5) −16 (3) −12 (10) −7.1 (19.2) −4 (25) −2.2 (28.0) 1.8 (35.2) −0.7 (30.7) −2.5 (27.5) −8 (18) −10 (14) −14 (7) −27.5 (−17.5) Averageprecipitation mm (inches) 66.7 (2.63) 56.1 (2.21) 55.3 (2.18) 55.9 (2.20) 66.7 (2.63) 54 (2.1) 58.9 (2.32) 58.1 (2.29) 53.9 (2.12) 73.7 (2.90) 75.4 (2.97) 81.6 (3.21) 756.3 (29.78) Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) 12.7 11.5 11.3 10.7 9.6 8.7 8.2 9.2 9 12.5 13.8 14.4 131.5 Averagerelative humidity (%) 87 83 79 74 74 71 70 72 76 82 88 87 79 Mean monthlysunshine hours 83.7 103.6 161.2 213 229.4 252 263.5 241.8 195 142.6 99 93 2,077.8 Source 1:Météo France [ 6] Source 2: Climate data (relative humidity & Average Sunshine hours)[ 5]
Notable buildings and places [ edit ] National heritage sites [ edit ] Haras national du Pin is the national and oldestStud farm of France, and considered theVersailles for horses .[ 7] It was created byLouis XIV and built in the 1700's.[ 8] It is now a tourist attraction and was listed as aMonument historique in 1948.[ 9]