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Volmunster

Coordinates: 49°07′21″N 7°21′24″E / 49.1225°N 7.3567°E / 49.1225; 7.3567
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Volmunster
The church in Volmunster
The church in Volmunster
Coat of arms of Volmunster
Location of Volmunster
Map
Volmunster is located in France
Volmunster
Volmunster
Volmunster is located in Grand Est
Volmunster
Volmunster
Coordinates: 49°07′21″N 7°21′24″E / 49.1225°N 7.3567°E / 49.1225; 7.3567
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarreguemines
CantonBitche
IntercommunalityPays de Bitche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Michel Heckel[1]
Area
1
14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
771
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57732 /57720
Elevation242–368 m (794–1,207 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Volmunster (French pronunciation: [vɔlmœ̃stɛʁ]; German: Wolmünster; Lorraine Franconian: Wolminschter) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.

Localities of the commune: Eschviller, Weiskirch.

Climate

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Climate data for Volmunster (1991–2020 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3)
21.5
(70.7)
24.0
(75.2)
28.5
(83.3)
30.8
(87.4)
35.0
(95.0)
37.6
(99.7)
37.4
(99.3)
33.0
(91.4)
26.9
(80.4)
21.1
(70.0)
15.7
(60.3)
37.6
(99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
5.5
(41.9)
10.0
(50.0)
15.2
(59.4)
18.7
(65.7)
22.9
(73.2)
24.8
(76.6)
24.0
(75.2)
19.7
(67.5)
14.5
(58.1)
8.4
(47.1)
4.6
(40.3)
14.3
(57.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
1.7
(35.1)
4.8
(40.6)
8.4
(47.1)
11.8
(53.2)
13.7
(56.7)
13.5
(56.3)
9.8
(49.6)
7.0
(44.6)
3.1
(37.6)
0.2
(32.4)
6.0
(42.8)
Record low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)
−16.5
(2.3)
−15.5
(4.1)
−6.2
(20.8)
−1.5
(29.3)
2.7
(36.9)
5.8
(42.4)
4.0
(39.2)
1.5
(34.7)
−6.2
(20.8)
−6.4
(20.5)
−18.6
(−1.5)
−18.6
(−1.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.0
(2.64)
56.5
(2.22)
55.6
(2.19)
41.3
(1.63)
70.1
(2.76)
60.3
(2.37)
66.2
(2.61)
76.7
(3.02)
55.3
(2.18)
65.1
(2.56)
66.7
(2.63)
79.3
(3.12)
760.1
(29.93)
Average precipitation days 12.8 10.2 9.8 8.2 10.1 8.6 9.5 10.4 8.1 10.3 10.9 12.9 121.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 49.8 76.9 160.1 205.4 217.7 240.5 245.9 212.3 172.6 105.3 52.0 39.6 1,777.8
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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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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