Saint-Yan
Saint-Yan | |
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The abandoned chapel in Saint-Yan | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Yan | |
Saint-Yan Saint-Yan | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′45″N 4°02′21″E / 46.4125°N 4.0392°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Charolles |
| Canton | Paray-le-Monial |
Area 1 | 26.15 km2 (10.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,113 |
| • Density | 42.56/km2 (110.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71491 /71600 |
| Elevation | 229–287 m (751–942 ft) (avg. 242 m or 794 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Yan is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The Arconce forms part of the commune's southern border and the Loire part of its western border.
Climate
| Climate data for Saint-Yan (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.2 (−11.6) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.0 (2.01) |
42.5 (1.67) |
49.5 (1.95) |
60.7 (2.39) |
82.4 (3.24) |
67.5 (2.66) |
71.6 (2.82) |
72.1 (2.84) |
68.0 (2.68) |
73.5 (2.89) |
76.0 (2.99) |
57.6 (2.27) |
772.4 (30.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.1 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 115.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.3 | 88.7 | 146.6 | 167.7 | 197.9 | 226.9 | 247.6 | 230.3 | 167.0 | 111.8 | 66.1 | 52.1 | 1,767.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[2] | |||||||||||||
Education
A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) is located in Saint-Yan.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Normals and records for Saint Yan (71)" (in French). Meteociel. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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