Ammerschwihr
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| Coordinates: 48°07′34″N 7°16′57″E / 48.1261°N 7.2825°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haut-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Colmar-Ribeauvillé |
| Canton | Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Kaysersberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Reinstettel[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,650 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 68005 /68770 |
| Elevation | 193–882 m (633–2,894 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ammerschwihr (French pronunciation: [aməʁʃviʁ] ⓘ; German: Ammerschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.[3]
Its inhabitants are called Ammerschwihriens.
Geography[edit]
Ammerschwihr is a small town located on the Wine Road of Alsace. Its main economical resources come from wine-growing, in particular its famous vineyard Kaefferkopf, situated on a hill, and one of the Alsace Grand Cru vineyards.
Climate[edit]
Ammerschwihr has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ammerschwihr is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 828.0 mm (32.60 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ammerschwihr was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 7 August 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F) on 13 January 1987.
| Climate data for Ammerschwihr[4] (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1986−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.0 (−4.0) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65.4 (2.57) |
65.0 (2.56) |
63.0 (2.48) |
54.3 (2.14) |
79.8 (3.14) |
69.7 (2.74) |
75.0 (2.95) |
67.6 (2.66) |
65.2 (2.57) |
81.0 (3.19) |
60.6 (2.39) |
81.4 (3.20) |
828.0 (32.60) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 126.1 |
| Source: Météo France[5] | |||||||||||||
Demography[edit]
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| Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Météo-France weather station
- ^ "Climate of Ammerschwihr 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ammerschwihr, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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