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Sisco, Haute-Corse

Coordinates: 42°49′01″N 9°26′12″E / 42.8169°N 9.4367°E / 42.8169; 9.4367
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Sisco
The church of Saint-Martin, in Sisco
The church of Saint-Martin, in Sisco
Location of Sisco
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Sisco is located in France
Sisco
Sisco
Sisco is located in Corsica
Sisco
Sisco
Coordinates: 42°49′01″N 9°26′12″E / 42.8169°N 9.4367°E / 42.8169; 9.4367
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementBastia
CantonCap Corse
IntercommunalityCap Corse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ange-Pierre Vivoni[1]
Area
1
24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,162
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B281 /20233
Elevation0–1,324 m (0–4,344 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sisco (French pronunciation: [sisko]; Corsican: Siscu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It takes its name from the Ruisseau de Sisco, which flows through the commune and enters the Tyrrhenian Sea in the village of Sisco.

Geography

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Climate

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Sisco has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Sisco is 17.1 °C (62.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 772.3 mm (30.41 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C (77.7 °F), and lowest in February, at around 10.3 °C (50.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sisco was 36.0 °C (96.8 °F) on 6 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −3.0 °C (26.6 °F) on 1 February 1979.

Climate data for Cape Sagro, Sisco (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1979−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
22.9
(73.2)
25.0
(77.0)
25.7
(78.3)
30.6
(87.1)
34.3
(93.7)
36.0
(96.8)
36.0
(96.8)
31.0
(87.8)
29.0
(84.2)
26.0
(78.8)
23.4
(74.1)
36.0
(96.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)
13.2
(55.8)
15.0
(59.0)
17.3
(63.1)
21.1
(70.0)
25.0
(77.0)
28.0
(82.4)
28.7
(83.7)
25.2
(77.4)
21.3
(70.3)
17.1
(62.8)
14.3
(57.7)
20.0
(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
10.3
(50.5)
12.1
(53.8)
14.4
(57.9)
18.1
(64.6)
21.8
(71.2)
24.8
(76.6)
25.4
(77.7)
22.1
(71.8)
18.6
(65.5)
14.6
(58.3)
11.8
(53.2)
17.1
(62.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4)
7.4
(45.3)
9.2
(48.6)
11.5
(52.7)
15.0
(59.0)
18.7
(65.7)
21.6
(70.9)
22.2
(72.0)
19.0
(66.2)
15.9
(60.6)
12.1
(53.8)
9.3
(48.7)
14.2
(57.6)
Record low °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6)
−2.5
(27.5)
−0.5
(31.1)
2.5
(36.5)
5.0
(41.0)
7.0
(44.6)
11.0
(51.8)
14.0
(57.2)
9.8
(49.6)
5.6
(42.1)
1.5
(34.7)
−2.0
(28.4)
−3.0
(26.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.2
(2.21)
61.8
(2.43)
62.2
(2.45)
71.4
(2.81)
52.4
(2.06)
38.2
(1.50)
11.5
(0.45)
22.5
(0.89)
70.0
(2.76)
110.6
(4.35)
123.9
(4.88)
89.6
(3.53)
772.3
(30.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.1 5.4 3.2 1.4 2.1 5.3 8.2 10.0 8.3 71.4
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962485—    
1968497+2.5%
1975501+0.8%
1982514+2.6%
1990616+19.8%
1999743+20.6%
2008947+27.5%

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 8 September 2022.