Pont-Hébert

Pont-Hébert
Commune
Pont-Hébert viewed from the bridge over the Vire
Location of Pont-Hébert
Pont-Hébert Show map of France Pont-Hébert Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°10′04″N1°07′55″W / 49.1678°N 1.1319°W / 49.1678; -1.1319
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Saint-Lô
Canton	Pont-Hébert
Intercommunality	Saint-Lô Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Richomme [1]
Area 1	29.84 km2 (11.52 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	1,907
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50409 /50880
Elevation	5–83 m (16–272 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-Hébert (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ebɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Le Hommet-d'Arthenay was merged into Pont-Hébert. ^[3]

Geography

Climate

Pont-Hébert has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Pont-Hébert is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 972.3 mm (38.28 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.9 °C (64.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.7 °C (42.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pont-Hébert was 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Pont-Hébert (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1996−2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.3 (59.5)	19.0 (66.2)	22.3 (72.1)	24.5 (76.1)	30.3 (86.5)	33.5 (92.3)	32.8 (91.0)	37.8 (100.0)	32.1 (89.8)	24.8 (76.6)	19.0 (66.2)	16.2 (61.2)	37.8 (100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	9.5 (49.1)	11.7 (53.1)	14.0 (57.2)	17.4 (63.3)	20.4 (68.7)	21.9 (71.4)	22.5 (72.5)	20.2 (68.4)	16.2 (61.2)	11.9 (53.4)	8.8 (47.8)	15.3 (59.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.7 (42.3)	6.5 (43.7)	8.1 (46.6)	10.0 (50.0)	13.3 (55.9)	16.0 (60.8)	17.5 (63.5)	17.9 (64.2)	15.9 (60.6)	12.8 (55.0)	9.0 (48.2)	6.0 (42.8)	11.6 (52.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.1 (37.6)	3.5 (38.3)	4.5 (40.1)	6.0 (42.8)	9.2 (48.6)	11.5 (52.7)	13.1 (55.6)	13.3 (55.9)	11.5 (52.7)	9.4 (48.9)	6.2 (43.2)	3.3 (37.9)	7.9 (46.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.5 (7.7)	−8.0 (17.6)	−5.0 (23.0)	−1.7 (28.9)	1.3 (34.3)	4.2 (39.6)	7.5 (45.5)	6.7 (44.1)	4.4 (39.9)	−3.9 (25.0)	−4.2 (24.4)	−7.5 (18.5)	−13.5 (7.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	92.9 (3.66)	74.3 (2.93)	74.7 (2.94)	68.8 (2.71)	79.9 (3.15)	54.0 (2.13)	63.7 (2.51)	73.6 (2.90)	71.6 (2.82)	102.9 (4.05)	105.9 (4.17)	110.0 (4.33)	972.3 (38.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	14.4	12.3	12.9	12.1	10.3	9.4	11.4	9.4	9.6	14.5	16.0	15.8	147.9
Source: Meteociel [4]

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Arrêté préfectoral 13 December 2017 (in French)
4. "Normales et records pour Pont-Hebert (50)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.