Gaillard
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ɡajaʁ] ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Gaillard | |
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Location of Gaillard  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°11′09″N 6°12′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | Gaillard |
| Intercommunality | Annemasse – Les Voirons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Antoine Blouin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 10,175 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74133 /74240 |
| Elevation | 392–425 m (1,286–1,394 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gaillard lies on the border with Switzerland, 5 km east of the city centre of Geneva. The biggest border crossing is called Moillesulaz and the second one is Fossard.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,233 | — |
| 1975 | 9,027 | +5.43% |
| 1982 | 9,079 | +0.08% |
| 1990 | 9,592 | +0.69% |
| 1999 | 9,949 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 11,397 | +1.71% |
| 2012 | 11,303 | −0.17% |
| 2017 | 10,619 | −1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
| Climate data for Gaillard, elevation 399 m (1,309 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
38.8 (101.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.0 (2.48) |
54.4 (2.14) |
63.1 (2.48) |
75.5 (2.97) |
89.3 (3.52) |
87.4 (3.44) |
82.8 (3.26) |
88.0 (3.46) |
96.0 (3.78) |
97.5 (3.84) |
87.6 (3.45) |
82.0 (3.23) |
966.6 (38.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.0 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 115.4 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
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