Pila-Canale

Pila-Canale
Commune
A general view of Pila-Canale
Location of Pila-Canale
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Coordinates: 41°48′49″N8°54′37″E / 41.8136°N 8.9103°E / 41.8136; 8.9103
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Taravo-Ornano
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel Guglielmi [1]
Area 1	18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021) [2]	277
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A232 /20123
Elevation	13–561 m (43–1,841 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pila-Canale is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

First section straight then first bend to the right.

Geography

Climate

Pila-Canale has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Pila-Canale is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 864.7 mm (34.04 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.4 °C (75.9 °F), and lowest in January and February, at around 8.3 °C (46.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pila-Canale was 41.4 °C (106.5 °F) on 23 July 2009; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −4.1 °C (24.6 °F) on 31 January 1999.

Climate data for Pila-Canale (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1992−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	23.7 (74.7)	27.1 (80.8)	29.2 (84.6)	34.0 (93.2)	38.0 (100.4)	41.1 (106.0)	41.4 (106.5)	36.3 (97.3)	31.7 (89.1)	25.7 (78.3)	22.2 (72.0)	41.4 (106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.5 (52.7)	11.9 (53.4)	14.3 (57.7)	16.6 (61.9)	22.0 (71.6)	26.2 (79.2)	29.8 (85.6)	29.9 (85.8)	24.9 (76.8)	20.8 (69.4)	15.6 (60.1)	12.2 (54.0)	19.7 (67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	8.3 (46.9)	10.3 (50.5)	12.6 (54.7)	17.3 (63.1)	21.0 (69.8)	24.0 (75.2)	24.4 (75.9)	20.2 (68.4)	16.9 (62.4)	12.3 (54.1)	9.2 (48.6)	15.4 (59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.2 (41.4)	4.8 (40.6)	6.4 (43.5)	8.5 (47.3)	12.7 (54.9)	15.7 (60.3)	18.3 (64.9)	18.9 (66.0)	15.4 (59.7)	12.9 (55.2)	9.0 (48.2)	6.3 (43.3)	11.2 (52.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.1 (24.6)	−3.9 (25.0)	−2.2 (28.0)	1.2 (34.2)	4.7 (40.5)	7.0 (44.6)	11.1 (52.0)	12.9 (55.2)	8.0 (46.4)	1.8 (35.2)	−1.3 (29.7)	−2.9 (26.8)	−4.1 (24.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	89.7 (3.53)	57.7 (2.27)	69.9 (2.75)	73.8 (2.91)	63.1 (2.48)	29.5 (1.16)	10.9 (0.43)	27.4 (1.08)	70.8 (2.79)	106.2 (4.18)	148.8 (5.86)	116.9 (4.60)	864.7 (34.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.5	7.4	7.7	8.0	6.0	3.8	1.2	2.7	6.4	8.2	10.8	10.7	81.4
Source: Météo France [3]

Calzola bridge

The Calzola bridge, at the border with Casalabriva, has two bends seemingly due to a misalignment of the two extremities of the bridge.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	488	—
1975	408	−2.53%
1982	305	−4.07%
1990	265	−1.74%
1999	278	+0.53%
2009	282	+0.14%
2014	290	+0.56%
2020	278	−0.70%
Source: INSEE [4]

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "climate of Pila-Canale 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France . Retrieved 2 June 2022.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE