Cos (French pronunciation: [kɔs]; Occitan: Còs) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Cos
Location of Cos
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Cos is located in France
Cos
Cos
Cos is located in Occitanie
Cos
Cos
Coordinates: 42°58′43″N 1°34′13″E / 42.9786°N 1.5703°E / 42.9786; 1.5703
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonFoix
IntercommunalityCA Pays Foix-Varilhes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Christine Dubuc[1]
Area
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6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
368
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09099 /09000
Elevation440–720 m (1,440–2,360 ft)
(avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962138—    
1968124−10.1%
1975146+17.7%
1982215+47.3%
1990236+9.8%
1999258+9.3%
2008364+41.1%

Climate

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On average, Cos experiences 42.5 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 0.1 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 2.5 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 18.3 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) on 12 August 2022, while the record low temperature was −14.7 °C (5.5 °F) on 9 February 2012.[3]

Climate data for Cos (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2003–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0)
24.6
(76.3)
26.3
(79.3)
27.9
(82.2)
31.5
(88.7)
36.8
(98.2)
37.4
(99.3)
37.6
(99.7)
33.5
(92.3)
30.9
(87.6)
26.1
(79.0)
22.3
(72.1)
37.6
(99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
10.4
(50.7)
13.5
(56.3)
16.5
(61.7)
19.4
(66.9)
23.6
(74.5)
26.0
(78.8)
25.9
(78.6)
23.2
(73.8)
19.3
(66.7)
13.6
(56.5)
10.8
(51.4)
17.7
(63.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
5.7
(42.3)
8.4
(47.1)
11.3
(52.3)
14.2
(57.6)
18.1
(64.6)
20.3
(68.5)
20.0
(68.0)
17.3
(63.1)
13.7
(56.7)
8.7
(47.7)
6.1
(43.0)
12.4
(54.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
0.9
(33.6)
3.3
(37.9)
6.1
(43.0)
9.1
(48.4)
12.7
(54.9)
14.5
(58.1)
14.1
(57.4)
11.4
(52.5)
8.1
(46.6)
3.9
(39.0)
1.4
(34.5)
7.2
(45.0)
Record low °C (°F) −9.8
(14.4)
−14.7
(5.5)
−12.5
(9.5)
−1.8
(28.8)
0.4
(32.7)
3.0
(37.4)
7.7
(45.9)
6.6
(43.9)
1.6
(34.9)
−2.8
(27.0)
−6.9
(19.6)
−8.0
(17.6)
−14.7
(5.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 105.8
(4.17)
82.1
(3.23)
89.3
(3.52)
82.8
(3.26)
105.7
(4.16)
66.9
(2.63)
59.6
(2.35)
62.4
(2.46)
70.9
(2.79)
74.0
(2.91)
110.4
(4.35)
94.1
(3.70)
1,004
(39.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.2 10.4 11.9 11.5 11.9 9.4 7.9 7.7 8.0 8.4 11.3 10.7 121.3
Source: Meteociel[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Cos". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 22 August 2023.