Mouzay, Meuse
Mouzay | |
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 The chateau in Mouzay | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Mouzay | |
  Mouzay Location within France  Mouzay Location within Grand Est | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′47″N 5°13′04″E / 49.4631°N 5.2178°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| Canton | Stenay |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Stenay et du Val Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Belkessa[1] |
Area 1 | 35.73 km2 (13.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 651 |
| • Density | 18.2/km2 (47.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Mouzayons (ou Mouzaillons), Mouzayonnes (ou Mouzaillonnes) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 55364 /55700 |
| Elevation | 164–277 m (538–909 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mouzay (French pronunciation: [muzɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated on the right bank of the river Meuse.
Climate
On average, Mouzay experiences 64.5 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.9 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 6.7 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 12.3 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on July 25, 2019, while the record low temperature was −15.3 °C (4.5 °F) on December 20, 2009.[3]
| Climate data for Mouzay (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2007–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
15.5 (60.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.6 (51.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.8 (42.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.1 (3.00) |
60.4 (2.38) |
52.1 (2.05) |
46.4 (1.83) |
68.3 (2.69) |
77.5 (3.05) |
51.7 (2.04) |
68.3 (2.69) |
53.7 (2.11) |
66.8 (2.63) |
70.4 (2.77) |
97.8 (3.85) |
789.5 (31.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.1 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 14.8 | 125.3 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Colette Senghor, French-born First Lady of Senegal (1960 - 1980)
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Mouzay". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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