Loudes

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Loudes
Commune
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Location of Loudes
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Loudes
Coordinates: 45°05′20″N3°44′58″E / 45.0889°N 3.7494°E / 45.0889; 3.7494
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Loire
Arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton Saint-Paulien
Intercommunality CA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Laurent Barbalat [1]
Area
1
24.33 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
947
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43124 /43320
Elevation759–1,042 m (2,490–3,419 ft)
(avg. 836 m or 2,743 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loudes (French pronunciation: [lud] ) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 823    
1975 750−1.32%
1982 731−0.37%
1990 772+0.68%
1999 804+0.45%
2009 869+0.78%
2014 895+0.59%
2020 938+0.79%
Source: INSEE [3]

Climate

Climate data for Loudes (1991–2020 averages)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)17.8
(64.0)
21.4
(70.5)
24.3
(75.7)
26.8
(80.2)
32.4
(90.3)
37.4
(99.3)
37.4
(99.3)
37.0
(98.6)
33.5
(92.3)
28.7
(83.7)
21.8
(71.2)
18.8
(65.8)
37.4
(99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)5.4
(41.7)
6.6
(43.9)
10.6
(51.1)
13.4
(56.1)
17.4
(63.3)
21.7
(71.1)
24.4
(75.9)
24.4
(75.9)
19.7
(67.5)
15.0
(59.0)
9.2
(48.6)
6.1
(43.0)
14.5
(58.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)1.4
(34.5)
1.9
(35.4)
5.1
(41.2)
7.7
(45.9)
11.5
(52.7)
15.4
(59.7)
17.7
(63.9)
17.5
(63.5)
13.5
(56.3)
10.0
(50.0)
5.0
(41.0)
2.2
(36.0)
9.1
(48.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−2.6
(27.3)
−2.7
(27.1)
−0.3
(31.5)
2.1
(35.8)
5.7
(42.3)
9.1
(48.4)
10.9
(51.6)
10.6
(51.1)
7.4
(45.3)
5.0
(41.0)
0.9
(33.6)
−1.7
(28.9)
3.7
(38.7)
Record low °C (°F)−23.2
(−9.8)
−20.8
(−5.4)
−22.0
(−7.6)
−10.2
(13.6)
−4.4
(24.1)
−1.3
(29.7)
1.8
(35.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
−2.5
(27.5)
−9.2
(15.4)
−13.4
(7.9)
−18.2
(−0.8)
−23.2
(−9.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)38.6
(1.52)
28.9
(1.14)
33.6
(1.32)
58.5
(2.30)
73.8
(2.91)
74.4
(2.93)
71.4
(2.81)
61.0
(2.40)
68.5
(2.70)
67.2
(2.65)
65.1
(2.56)
41.4
(1.63)
682.4
(26.87)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)6.86.27.19.49.88.07.37.47.48.48.87.494.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 88.8111.8167.8171.4194.5225.3263.5244.8184.8128.387.883.01,951.7
Source: Meteociel [4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Normals and records for Le Puy-Loudes (43)" (in French). Meteociel . Retrieved 7 September 2025.