Le Vauclin

Commune in Martinique, France

Location of Le Vauclin

Coordinates: (2020–2026) Georges Cléon^[1]Area

39.06 km² (15.08 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

8,474 • Density220/km² (560/sq mi)DemonymVauclinois·e (French)Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)INSEE/Postal code

97232 /97280

Elevation0–504 m (0–1,654 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Vauclin (French pronunciation: [lə voklɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: Voklen) is a commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.

Geography

Located in the southeast of the island, its neighboring communes are Le François, Saint-Esprit, Rivière-Pilote and Le Marin.

An UCPA sports centre (Union nationale des centres sportifs de plein air) was located in the town.

Climate

Le Vauclin has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in Le Vauclin is 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,229.7 mm (48.41 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in February, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Vauclin was 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) on 31 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) on 17 December 1992.

Climate data for Le Vauclin (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	30.8 (87.4)	32.1 (89.8)	31.9 (89.4)	33.3 (91.9)	33.5 (92.3)	33.2 (91.8)	33.3 (91.9)	34.6 (94.3)	34.0 (93.2)	33.0 (91.4)	32.8 (91.0)	31.7 (89.1)	34.6 (94.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27.8 (82.0)	27.8 (82.0)	28.2 (82.8)	29.0 (84.2)	29.7 (85.5)	29.8 (85.6)	29.9 (85.8)	30.3 (86.5)	30.7 (87.3)	30.3 (86.5)	29.4 (84.9)	28.5 (83.3)	29.3 (84.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.0 (78.8)	25.9 (78.6)	26.3 (79.3)	27.0 (80.6)	27.8 (82.0)	28.0 (82.4)	28.0 (82.4)	28.2 (82.8)	28.2 (82.8)	27.9 (82.2)	27.3 (81.1)	26.6 (79.9)	27.3 (81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24.2 (75.6)	24.0 (75.2)	24.3 (75.7)	25.1 (77.2)	25.9 (78.6)	26.2 (79.2)	26.1 (79.0)	26.1 (79.0)	25.8 (78.4)	25.5 (77.9)	25.2 (77.4)	24.8 (76.6)	25.3 (77.5)
Record low °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	19.2 (66.6)	19.4 (66.9)	20.2 (68.4)	20.9 (69.6)	22.1 (71.8)	22.2 (72.0)	21.0 (69.8)	21.8 (71.2)	21.8 (71.2)	21.2 (70.2)	18.7 (65.7)	18.7 (65.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	54.6 (2.15)	43.0 (1.69)	45.2 (1.78)	85.0 (3.35)	86.9 (3.42)	99.4 (3.91)	114.2 (4.50)	137.4 (5.41)	143.3 (5.64)	160.6 (6.32)	181.9 (7.16)	78.2 (3.08)	1,229.7 (48.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.5	9.2	9.4	9.0	10.9	13.0	16.8	16.1	14.2	15.8	16.1	13.3	156.3
Source: Météo-France^[3]

Population

Its inhabitants are known in French as Vauclinois (masculine) and Vauclinoises (feminine).

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1967	7,732	—
1974	7,711	−0.04%
1982	6,950	−1.29%
1990	7,741	+1.36%
1999	7,778	+0.05%
2007	8,818	+1.58%
2012	9,140	+0.72%
2017	8,844	−0.66%
Source: INSEE^[4]

History

The dwelling of the Lord of Vauquelin has left its name to the quarter introduced as commune in 1837.

Sports

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ http://kite.ffvl.fr/node/2488 Link to French Kitesurf federation official spots list