Blignicourt
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| Coordinates: 48°27′45″N 4°31′59″E / 48.4625°N 4.5331°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Aube |
| Arrondissement | Bar-sur-Aube |
| Canton | Brienne-le-Château |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Laurent[1] |
Area 1 | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 43 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 10047 /10500 |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Blignicourt (French pronunciation: [bliɲikuʁ]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
[edit]In 2022, the commune had a population of 43, an increase of +10.26% compared to 2016.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 87 | — |
| 1968 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 64 | −28.1% |
| 1982 | 61 | −4.7% |
| 1990 | 58 | −4.9% |
| 1999 | 55 | −5.2% |
| 2008 | 46 | −16.4% |
Climate
[edit]As of 2000, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F), with an annual temperature range of 16 °C. The average annual cumulative precipitation is 762 mm (30 inches), with 11.6 days of precipitation in January and 8.4 days in July.[3] In the nearby commune of Mathaux, 11 km away, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C, with a maximum temperature recorded temperature of 41.5 °C, reached on July 25, 2019; the minimum temperature was −18 °C, reached on January 2, 1997.[4]
Geography
[edit]Categorization
[edit]As of January 1, 2024, Blignicourt is categorized as a rural commune, located outside of any major urban area. The commune is part of the larger Brienne-le-Château area, of which it is a suburban commune. This area, which includes 30 communes, has less than 50,000 inhabitants.
Land use
[edit]The commune is located within the Seine-Normandy basin.[5] The vast majority of the land is used for agriculture, though this figure is declining (88.2% in 2018 versus 95.5% in 1990). The detailed breakdown as of 2018 is as follows: arable land (75.4%), heterogeneous land (12.9%), mines, landfills and construction sites (7.3%), forests (4.5%).
Sights
[edit]- Saint-Barthélémy (Saint Bartholomew's) Church, with historic Champagne-style tiling.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Daniel Joly, Thierry Brossard, Hervé Cardot, Jean Cavailhes, Mohamed Hilal et Pierre Wavresky, Cybergéo. European Journal of Geography, no 501, 18 June 2010. Accessed 27 January 2024.
- ^ Météo-France, Station Météo-France Mathaux-Étape, 2020, on donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Accessed 27 January 2024.
- ^ SIGES Seine-Normandie. "BLIGNICOURT".
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