Saint-Christol-lès-Alès
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Saint-Christol-lès-Alès is a commune
in the Gard
department in southern France
.
During the 2003 European heat wave
, Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, together with Conqueyrac
, recorded the highest temperature ever reached in France: 44.1° c.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Gard
Gard
Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
During the 2003 European heat wave
2003 European heat wave
The 2003 European heat wave was the hottest summer on record in Europe since at least 1540. France was hit especially hard. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in Southern Europe...
, Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, together with Conqueyrac
Conqueyrac
Conqueyrac is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-Temperature record:Conqueyrac is noted for holding, together with Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in France. A temperature of 44.1 degrees celsius was recorded on the 12th of...
, recorded the highest temperature ever reached in France: 44.1° c.