Saint-Paul-d'Oueil

Saint-Paul-d'Oueil
Commune
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Coordinates: 42°49′36″N 0°33′07″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Bagnères-de-Luchon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Redonnet[1]
Area ^1	7.46 km^2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	42
• Density	5.6/km^2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31508 /31110
Elevation	1,031–1,988 m (3,383–6,522 ft) (avg. 1,100 m or 3,600 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Paul-d'Oueil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl dwɛj]; Gascon: Sent Pau d'Oelh) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Geography

Climate

Saint-Paul-d'Oueil has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Paul-d'Oueil is 9.8 °C (49.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 989.6 mm (38.96 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C (37.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Paul-d'Oueil was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 18 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.6 °C (2.1 °F) on 8 February 2012.

Climate data for Saint-Paul-d'Oueil (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1999−2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.8 (71.2)	24.5 (76.1)	24.2 (75.6)	26.5 (79.7)	31.2 (88.2)	36.4 (97.5)	36.0 (96.8)	37.5 (99.5)	34.7 (94.5)	28.8 (83.8)	25.1 (77.2)	23.0 (73.4)	37.5 (99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	8.3 (46.9)	11.7 (53.1)	13.2 (55.8)	16.8 (62.2)	21.3 (70.3)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)	19.9 (67.8)	16.8 (62.2)	10.3 (50.5)	7.8 (46.0)	15.0 (59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.2 (37.8)	3.4 (38.1)	6.2 (43.2)	7.9 (46.2)	11.5 (52.7)	15.5 (59.9)	16.9 (62.4)	17.0 (62.6)	14.2 (57.6)	11.5 (52.7)	5.8 (42.4)	3.5 (38.3)	9.8 (49.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.3 (29.7)	−1.6 (29.1)	0.7 (33.3)	2.6 (36.7)	6.2 (43.2)	9.8 (49.6)	11.2 (52.2)	11.3 (52.3)	8.5 (47.3)	6.2 (43.2)	1.2 (34.2)	−0.9 (30.4)	4.5 (40.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.9 (7.0)	−16.6 (2.1)	−12.0 (10.4)	−6.1 (21.0)	−3.9 (25.0)	0.6 (33.1)	3.6 (38.5)	4.7 (40.5)	−0.6 (30.9)	−6.0 (21.2)	−10.5 (13.1)	−11.5 (11.3)	−16.6 (2.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	95.7 (3.77)	58.6 (2.31)	81.3 (3.20)	104.8 (4.13)	115.0 (4.53)	82.1 (3.23)	76.7 (3.02)	64.2 (2.53)	63.7 (2.51)	68.6 (2.70)	105.3 (4.15)	73.6 (2.90)	989.6 (38.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.8	8.2	10.4	12.5	12.7	10.9	9.2	10.0	8.3	10.3	11.2	9.5	122.9
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	67	—
1968	44	−34.3%
1975	42	−4.5%
1982	30	−28.6%
1990	44	+46.7%
1999	49	+11.4%
2008	53	+8.2%

Sights

The Château de Saint-Paul-d'Oueil is a 16th-century castle which is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
4. Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)