Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Cîteaux Abbey
Cîteaux Abbey
Coat of arms of Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Location of Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
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Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux is located in France
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
Coordinates: 47°06′56″N 5°03′19″E / 47.1156°N 5.0553°E / 47.1156; 5.0553
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentCôte-d'Or
ArrondissementBeaune
CantonNuits-Saint-Georges
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Florence Zito[1]
Area
1
28.93 km2 (11.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
393
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
21564 /21700
Elevation190–227 m (623–745 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla sito]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Cîteaux Abbey is located in the commune.[3]

Geography[edit]

Climate[edit]

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 836.7 mm (32.94 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.8 °C (67.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C (36.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux was 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) on 9 January 1985.

Climate data for Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1953−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
20.1
(68.2)
24.0
(75.2)
29.4
(84.9)
31.2
(88.2)
35.5
(95.9)
38.6
(101.5)
40.0
(104.0)
33.0
(91.4)
28.0
(82.4)
21.0
(69.8)
17.0
(62.6)
40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
7.4
(45.3)
12.4
(54.3)
15.8
(60.4)
20.1
(68.2)
23.9
(75.0)
26.7
(80.1)
26.2
(79.2)
21.8
(71.2)
16.3
(61.3)
9.6
(49.3)
6.2
(43.2)
16.0
(60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
3.4
(38.1)
7.1
(44.8)
9.8
(49.6)
14.1
(57.4)
17.5
(63.5)
19.8
(67.6)
19.4
(66.9)
15.8
(60.4)
11.6
(52.9)
6.0
(42.8)
3.2
(37.8)
10.9
(51.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
−0.7
(30.7)
1.8
(35.2)
3.8
(38.8)
8.1
(46.6)
11.0
(51.8)
13.0
(55.4)
12.6
(54.7)
9.8
(49.6)
6.8
(44.2)
2.3
(36.1)
0.3
(32.5)
5.7
(42.3)
Record low °C (°F) −23.0
(−9.4)
−19.0
(−2.2)
−12.0
(10.4)
−6.0
(21.2)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.8
(33.4)
3.7
(38.7)
2.5
(36.5)
−2.0
(28.4)
−6.0
(21.2)
−10.1
(13.8)
−15.0
(5.0)
−23.0
(−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.1
(2.17)
46.8
(1.84)
52.8
(2.08)
65.7
(2.59)
88.1
(3.47)
68.3
(2.69)
68.7
(2.70)
67.9
(2.67)
70.6
(2.78)
80.8
(3.18)
78.1
(3.07)
64.9
(2.56)
807.8
(31.80)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.1 9.2 9.8 10.9 11.6 9.1 8.3 8.2 8.3 10.7 11.1 10.9 119.2
Source: Meteociel[4]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962377—    
1968386+2.4%
1975316−18.1%
1982331+4.7%
1990400+20.8%
1999475+18.8%
2008454−4.4%

Town partnerships[edit]

Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux fosters partnerships with the following places:[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cîteaux" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 395.
  4. ^ "Normales et records pour St Nic. Citeaux (21)". Meteociel. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. ^ Partnership with Roth