Conca, Corse-du-Sud

Conca
Commune
A view of the village of Conca from the GR20
Location of Conca
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Coordinates: 41°44′09″N9°20′02″E / 41.7358°N 9.3339°E / 41.7358; 9.3339
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Sartène
Canton	Bavella
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Mosconi [1]
Area 1	77.96 km2 (30.10 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020) [2]	1,151
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A092 /20135
Elevation	0–1,445 m (0–4,741 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Conca is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the southern terminus of the GR 20 walking route.

Geography

Climate

Conca has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Conca is 16.9 °C (62.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 866.3 mm (34.11 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C (78.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 9.5 °C (49.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Conca was 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) on 2 August 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −3.4 °C (25.9 °F) on 27 February 2018.

Climate data for Conca (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1999−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.0 (71.6)	23.2 (73.8)	26.9 (80.4)	27.1 (80.8)	34.5 (94.1)	38.3 (100.9)	39.3 (102.7)	40.6 (105.1)	36.7 (98.1)	31.2 (88.2)	24.9 (76.8)	21.3 (70.3)	39.7 (103.5)
Average high °C (°F)	12.7 (54.9)	13.4 (56.1)	15.8 (60.4)	19.1 (66.4)	23.3 (73.9)	28.4 (83.1)	31.6 (88.9)	31.7 (89.1)	26.8 (80.2)	22.2 (72.0)	16.9 (62.4)	13.8 (56.8)	21.3 (70.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	9.7 (49.5)	11.7 (53.1)	14.6 (58.3)	18.3 (64.9)	22.8 (73.0)	25.7 (78.3)	26.0 (78.8)	22.1 (71.8)	18.2 (64.8)	13.7 (56.7)	10.7 (51.3)	16.9 (62.4)
Average low °C (°F)	6.3 (43.3)	6.0 (42.8)	7.7 (45.9)	10.0 (50.0)	13.4 (56.1)	17.2 (63.0)	19.9 (67.8)	20.3 (68.5)	17.4 (63.3)	14.3 (57.7)	10.4 (50.7)	7.6 (45.7)	12.5 (54.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−0.8 (30.6)	−3.4 (25.9)	−1.7 (28.9)	1.8 (35.2)	4.9 (40.8)	8.3 (46.9)	13.1 (55.6)	14.8 (58.6)	9.0 (48.2)	4.2 (39.6)	0.7 (33.3)	−2.0 (28.4)	−3.4 (25.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	101.3 (3.99)	82.8 (3.26)	98.1 (3.86)	76.3 (3.00)	60.3 (2.37)	22.4 (0.88)	9.6 (0.38)	13.3 (0.52)	65.8 (2.59)	109.5 (4.31)	124.9 (4.92)	101.8 (4.01)	866.3 (34.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.6	8.0	8.3	7.1	5.4	3.3	1.7	1.7	4.8	7.0	10.3	9.0	75.1
Source: Météo France [3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1800 343 —     1806 376 +9.6% 1821 420 +11.7% 1831 424 +1.0% 1836 487 +14.9% 1841 538 +10.5% 1846 588 +9.3% 1851 558 −5.1% 1856 558 +0.0% 1861 590 +5.7% 1866 617 +4.6% 1872 619 +0.3% 1876 655 +5.8% 1881 665 +1.5% 1886 726 +9.2% 1891 754 +3.9% 1896 806 +6.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,015 +25.9% 1906 1,026 +1.1% 1911 1,078 +5.1% 1921 1,093 +1.4% 1926 1,095 +0.2% 1931 1,181 +7.9% 1936 1,254 +6.2% 1946 1,057 −15.7% 1954 1,051 −0.6% 1962 399 −62.0% 1968 432 +8.3% 1975 481 +11.3% 1982 546 +13.5% 1990 783 +43.4% 1999 770 −1.7% 2008 1,038 +34.8%

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
• Aiguilles de Bavella

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. "Climate of Conca 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France . Retrieved 8 September 2022.