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Salindres

Commune in Occitania, France

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Salindres (French pronunciation: [salɛ̃dʁ]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The composer and conductor Roger Dumas (1897-1951) was born, in Salindres.

01Geography

Climate

Salindres has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Salindres is 14.0 °C (57.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,092.1 mm (43.00 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The second highest temperature ever recorded in Salindres was 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) on 1 August 1947, the hottest August day on record for Frances was 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on 23 August 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.5 °C (5.9 °F) on 12 February 1956.

02Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 300,     
1821 369+0.74%
1846 548+1.59%
1872 2,051+5.21%
1901 2,551+0.76%
1926 2,816+0.40%
1946 3,126+0.52%
1962 3,889+1.37%
1968 3,845−0.19%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 3,666−0.68%
1982 3,459−0.83%
1990 3,213−0.92%
1999 3,055−0.56%
2007 3,056+0.00%
2012 3,190+0.86%
2017 3,494+1.84%
2023 3,648+0.72%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)
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