Semur-en-Auxois | |
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 The Pinard Bridge in Semur-en-Auxois | |
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 Location of Semur-en-Auxois | |
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| Coordinates:47°29′29″N4°20′01″E / 47.4914°N 4.3336°E /47.4914; 4.3336 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Semur-en-Auxois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Catherine Sadon[1] |
Area 1 | 19.14 km2 (7.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,986 |
| • Density | 208.3/km2 (539.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21603 /21140 |
| Elevation | 237–423 m (778–1,388 ft) (avg. 286 m or 938 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Semur-en-Auxois (French pronunciation:[səmyʁɑ̃.n‿o(k)swa]ⓘ,lit. 'Semur inAuxois') is acommune of theCôte-d'Ordepartment in eastern France. The politicianFrançois Patriat, the engineersEdmé Régnier L'Aîné (1751–1825) andÉmile Dorand (1866-1922), and theEncyclopédistePhilippe Guéneau de Montbeillard (1720–1785) were born in Semur-en-Auxois, while the military engineerVauban (1633–1707) was educated at theCarmelite college.
Semur-en-Auxois has a medieval core, built on a pinkgranite bluff more than half-encircled by the RiverArmançon. The river formerly provided motive power for tanneries and mills, but its flow is now somewhat reduced by theLac de Pont. The dam was built upstream in the 19th century to provide water for theCanal de Bourgogne.
Semur-en-Auxois was the start of Stage 6 in the2007 Tour de France. In the2024 Tour de France, it was the start of Stage 8.
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| Climate data for Semur-en-Auxois (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.5 (104.9) | 34.9 (94.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 15.9 (60.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.0 (44.6) | 4.1 (39.4) | 11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.7 (53.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | 3.6 (38.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 6.4 (43.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −16.8 (1.8) | −15.2 (4.6) | −7.3 (18.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | 2.1 (35.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | 0.4 (32.7) | 0.5 (32.9) | −6.1 (21.0) | −10.2 (13.6) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −24.0 (−11.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 61.8 (2.43) | 53.5 (2.11) | 52.7 (2.07) | 63.6 (2.50) | 77.4 (3.05) | 67.1 (2.64) | 63.1 (2.48) | 59.0 (2.32) | 64.7 (2.55) | 73.0 (2.87) | 73.8 (2.91) | 68.3 (2.69) | 778.0 (30.63) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 125.6 |
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