Loyette (French pronunciation: [lɔjɛt]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Loyettes
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Loyettes
Location of Loyettes
Map
Loyettes is located in France
Loyettes
Loyettes
Loyettes is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Loyettes
Loyettes
Coordinates: 45°46′31″N 5°12′26″E / 45.7753°N 5.20730°E / 45.7753; 5.20730
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonLagnieu
IntercommunalityPlaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Gagne[1]
Area
1
21.28 km2 (8.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,381
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01224 /01360
Elevation185–204 m (607–669 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 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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Loyettes has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Loyettes is 12.1 °C (53.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,012.3 mm (39.85 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.5 °C (70.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C (37.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Loyettes was 43.0 °C (109.4 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 20 December 2009.

Climate data for Loyettes (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990-2019)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
22.5
(72.5)
27.0
(80.6)
32.0
(89.6)
36.0
(96.8)
41.0
(105.8)
41.5
(106.7)
43.0
(109.4)
35.0
(95.0)
29.5
(85.1)
23.0
(73.4)
18.0
(64.4)
43.0
(109.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
8.9
(48.0)
14.1
(57.4)
17.5
(63.5)
22.6
(72.7)
26.3
(79.3)
28.7
(83.7)
28.5
(83.3)
23.1
(73.6)
17.7
(63.9)
10.4
(50.7)
6.2
(43.2)
17.6
(63.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4)
4.6
(40.3)
8.2
(46.8)
11.3
(52.3)
16.2
(61.2)
19.5
(67.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.2
(70.2)
16.7
(62.1)
12.9
(55.2)
6.9
(44.4)
3.3
(37.9)
12.1
(53.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6)
0.2
(32.4)
2.4
(36.3)
5.2
(41.4)
9.8
(49.6)
12.6
(54.7)
14.3
(57.7)
13.9
(57.0)
10.3
(50.5)
8.0
(46.4)
3.3
(37.9)
0.5
(32.9)
6.7
(44.1)
Record low °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)
−15.0
(5.0)
−11.0
(12.2)
−6.0
(21.2)
−1.5
(29.3)
4.0
(39.2)
5.5
(41.9)
4.0
(39.2)
0.0
(32.0)
−7.5
(18.5)
−10.5
(13.1)
−17.0
(1.4)
−17.0
(1.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70.8
(2.79)
64.4
(2.54)
65.2
(2.57)
82.0
(3.23)
91.6
(3.61)
75.3
(2.96)
74.1
(2.92)
77.3
(3.04)
106.9
(4.21)
115.7
(4.56)
108.2
(4.26)
80.8
(3.18)
1,012.3
(39.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.1 9.2 9.5 10.1 10.3 9.5 7.6 8.2 9.1 11.8 11.9 11.8 119.2
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 613—    
1800 549−1.56%
1806 619+2.02%
1821 782+1.57%
1831 908+1.51%
1836 960+1.12%
1841 1,025+1.32%
1846 1,055+0.58%
1851 1,073+0.34%
1856 1,114+0.75%
1861 1,057−1.04%
1866 1,080+0.43%
1872 984−1.54%
1876 1,005+0.53%
1881 943−1.27%
1886 896−1.02%
1891 826−1.61%
1896 824−0.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 804−0.49%
1906 764−1.02%
1911 750−0.37%
1921 711−0.53%
1926 768+1.55%
1931 685−2.26%
1936 685+0.00%
1946 719+0.49%
1954 814+1.56%
1962 792−0.34%
1968 1,001+3.98%
1975 1,453+5.47%
1982 1,713+2.38%
1990 2,256+3.50%
1999 2,322+0.32%
2007 2,439+0.62%
2012 3,004+4.26%
2017 3,146+0.93%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

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). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Loyettes (01)". Meteociel. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Loyettes, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE