Félines, Haute-Loire

Félines
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Félines
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Coordinates: 45°16′23″N 3°44′39″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique
Intercommunality	CA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Meyzonet[1]
Area ^1	20.5 km^2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	310
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43093 /43160
Elevation	958–1,122 m (3,143–3,681 ft) (avg. 1,018 m or 3,340 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Félines (French pronunciation: [felin]; Occitan: Felinas) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Climate

Climate data for Félines, 1014m (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1987−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	20.7 (69.3)	22.7 (72.9)	25.8 (78.4)	30.3 (86.5)	36.3 (97.3)	35.1 (95.2)	34.7 (94.5)	31.2 (88.2)	28.1 (82.6)	21.8 (71.2)	18.9 (66.0)	36.3 (97.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	4.8 (40.6)	8.8 (47.8)	11.6 (52.9)	15.7 (60.3)	20.2 (68.4)	22.5 (72.5)	22.4 (72.3)	17.8 (64.0)	13.4 (56.1)	7.7 (45.9)	4.7 (40.5)	12.8 (55.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.1 (32.2)	0.5 (32.9)	3.6 (38.5)	6.2 (43.2)	9.9 (49.8)	13.8 (56.8)	15.8 (60.4)	15.6 (60.1)	11.8 (53.2)	8.5 (47.3)	3.7 (38.7)	0.9 (33.6)	7.5 (45.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−3.9 (25.0)	−1.5 (29.3)	0.8 (33.4)	4.3 (39.7)	7.4 (45.3)	9.1 (48.4)	8.9 (48.0)	5.8 (42.4)	3.6 (38.5)	−0.3 (31.5)	−2.9 (26.8)	2.3 (36.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−28.4 (−19.1)	−25.1 (−13.2)	−25.3 (−13.5)	−10.9 (12.4)	−4.5 (23.9)	−2.5 (27.5)	0.4 (32.7)	−1.0 (30.2)	−2.9 (26.8)	−12.2 (10.0)	−16.3 (2.7)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−28.4 (−19.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	57.9 (2.28)	45.8 (1.80)	52.1 (2.05)	80.3 (3.16)	104.5 (4.11)	94.9 (3.74)	86.2 (3.39)	82.0 (3.23)	85.7 (3.37)	92.3 (3.63)	88.3 (3.48)	60.5 (2.38)	930.5 (36.62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.7	9.5	9.3	11.8	12.4	10.2	9.4	9.1	8.8	10.8	11.3	10.3	122.6
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	450	—
1975	382	−2.31%
1982	371	−0.42%
1990	341	−1.05%
1999	322	−0.63%
2009	287	−1.14%
2014	292	+0.35%
2020	317	+1.38%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire 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. "Normales et records pour Félines (43)". Meteociel. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE