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Pietralba

Pietralba
The village of Pietralba
The village of Pietralba
Map
Location of Pietralba
Pietralba is located in France
Pietralba
Pietralba
Location within France
Pietralba is located in Corsica
Pietralba
Pietralba
Location within Corsica
Coordinates: 42°32′51″N 9°11′11″E / 42.5475°N 9.1864°E / 42.5475; 9.1864
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementCalvi
CantonGolo-Morosaglia
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) José Sauli[1]
Area
1
38.98 km2 (15.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
507
 • Density13.0/km2 (33.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B223 /20218
Elevation251–1,520 m (823–4,987 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.

Pietralba (French pronunciation: [pjɛtʁalba]; Corsican: Petralba) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

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Climate

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Pietralba has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Pietralba is 13.9 °C (57.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 651.7 mm (25.66 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.8 °C (73.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.6 °C (43.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pietralba was 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) on 3 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) on 2 March 2005.

Climate data for Pietralba (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1991−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
20.6
(69.1)
27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
34.4
(93.9)
36.4
(97.5)
38.3
(100.9)
38.4
(101.1)
34.2
(93.6)
28.4
(83.1)
24.2
(75.6)
20.8
(69.4)
38.4
(101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)
11.2
(52.2)
13.6
(56.5)
16.2
(61.2)
21.3
(70.3)
25.1
(77.2)
28.2
(82.8)
28.3
(82.9)
23.8
(74.8)
19.5
(67.1)
14.3
(57.7)
11.0
(51.8)
18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)
6.8
(44.2)
9.1
(48.4)
11.6
(52.9)
16.2
(61.2)
19.7
(67.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
18.7
(65.7)
15.0
(59.0)
10.4
(50.7)
7.3
(45.1)
13.9
(57.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)
2.3
(36.1)
4.5
(40.1)
6.9
(44.4)
11.1
(52.0)
14.4
(57.9)
16.9
(62.4)
17.2
(63.0)
13.5
(56.3)
10.5
(50.9)
6.4
(43.5)
3.6
(38.5)
9.2
(48.6)
Record low °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0)
−7.0
(19.4)
−7.2
(19.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
0.9
(33.6)
5.8
(42.4)
10.6
(51.1)
10.4
(50.7)
6.8
(44.2)
1.5
(34.7)
−1.7
(28.9)
−6.7
(19.9)
−7.2
(19.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.6
(2.11)
33.8
(1.33)
55.5
(2.19)
67.1
(2.64)
49.7
(1.96)
39.0
(1.54)
12.5
(0.49)
21.1
(0.83)
45.2
(1.78)
72.0
(2.83)
99.4
(3.91)
102.8
(4.05)
651.7
(25.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.4 5.8 6.5 7.9 5.2 4.1 1.5 2.2 5.6 7.9 9.5 9.1 71.5
Source: Météo France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 384—    
1975 368−0.61%
1982 340−1.12%
1990 244−4.06%
1999 314+2.84%
2007 417+3.61%
2012 430+0.62%
2017 504+3.23%
2023 507+0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Climate of Pietralba 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE