Castirla
Castirla (French pronunciation: [kastiʁla]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Castirla  | |
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Location of Castirla  | |
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| Coordinates: 42°22′24″N 9°08′41″E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Corsica | 
| Department | Haute-Corse | 
| Arrondissement | Corte | 
| Canton | Golo-Morosaglia | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques-André Tomasini[1] | 
| Area 1  | 24.32 km2 (9.39 sq mi) | 
| Population | 154 | 
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B083 /20236  | 
| Elevation | 298–1,951 m (978–6,401 ft)  (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
    
    Climate
    
Castirla has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Castirla is 14.5 °C (58.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 705.0 mm (27.76 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.3 °C (75.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Castirla was 42.8 °C (109.0 °F) on 19 July 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.5 °C (13.1 °F) on 10 January 1981.
| Climate data for Castirla (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1974−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5)  | 
24.0 (75.2)  | 
32.5 (90.5)  | 
30.0 (86.0)  | 
36.0 (96.8)  | 
39.5 (103.1)  | 
42.8 (109.0)  | 
41.0 (105.8)  | 
36.0 (96.8)  | 
32.0 (89.6)  | 
28.5 (83.3)  | 
21.5 (70.7)  | 
42.8 (109.0)  | 
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2)  | 
13.5 (56.3)  | 
16.9 (62.4)  | 
19.4 (66.9)  | 
24.6 (76.3)  | 
28.9 (84.0)  | 
33.1 (91.6)  | 
32.7 (90.9)  | 
27.7 (81.9)  | 
22.5 (72.5)  | 
15.8 (60.4)  | 
11.2 (52.2)  | 
21.5 (70.7)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1)  | 
7.0 (44.6)  | 
9.9 (49.8)  | 
12.4 (54.3)  | 
17.0 (62.6)  | 
20.9 (69.6)  | 
24.3 (75.7)  | 
24.0 (75.2)  | 
19.9 (67.8)  | 
15.7 (60.3)  | 
10.1 (50.2)  | 
6.3 (43.3)  | 
14.5 (58.1)  | 
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0)  | 
0.5 (32.9)  | 
2.9 (37.2)  | 
5.4 (41.7)  | 
9.4 (48.9)  | 
12.8 (55.0)  | 
15.5 (59.9)  | 
15.3 (59.5)  | 
12.2 (54.0)  | 
9.0 (48.2)  | 
4.4 (39.9)  | 
1.4 (34.5)  | 
7.4 (45.3)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1)  | 
−7.0 (19.4)  | 
−9.0 (15.8)  | 
−3.5 (25.7)  | 
0.5 (32.9)  | 
4.0 (39.2)  | 
6.5 (43.7)  | 
6.0 (42.8)  | 
4.0 (39.2)  | 
1.0 (33.8)  | 
−5.0 (23.0)  | 
−8.0 (17.6)  | 
−10.5 (13.1)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.5 (2.42)  | 
54.9 (2.16)  | 
56.7 (2.23)  | 
74.2 (2.92)  | 
47.8 (1.88)  | 
31.7 (1.25)  | 
20.6 (0.81)  | 
27.5 (1.08)  | 
47.0 (1.85)  | 
87.2 (3.43)  | 
97.1 (3.82)  | 
98.8 (3.89)  | 
705.0 (27.76)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 73.9 | 
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
    
| Year | Pop. | ±% | 
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 185 | — | 
| 1968 | 185 | +0.0% | 
| 1975 | 206 | +11.4% | 
| 1982 | 184 | −10.7% | 
| 1990 | 145 | −21.2% | 
| 1999 | 186 | +28.3% | 
| 2008 | 183 | −1.6% | 
References
    
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
 - "Normales et records pour Castirla-Usine Electricite (2B)". Meteociel. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
 
External links
    
- Personal website about Castirla, with pictures (in French)
 
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