# Peyrolles-en-Provence

Peyrolles-en-Provence (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Peiròla de Provença) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located 18 km (11.2 mi) northeast of Aix-en-Provence. In 2018, Peyrolles-en-Provence had a population of 5,125.

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 769 | — |
| 1800 | 775 | +0.11% |
| 1806 | 913 | +2.77% |
| 1821 | 1,135 | +1.46% |
| 1831 | 1,171 | +0.31% |
| 1836 | 1,170 | −0.02% |
| 1841 | 1,203 | +0.56% |
| 1846 | 1,159 | −0.74% |
| 1851 | 1,222 | +1.06% |
| 1856 | 1,216 | −0.10% |
| 1861 | 1,260 | +0.71% |
| 1866 | 1,260 | +0.00% |
| 1872 | 1,255 | −0.07% |
| 1876 | 1,194 | −1.24% |
| 1881 | 1,040 | −2.72% |
| 1886 | 1,022 | −0.35% |
| 1891 | 974 | −0.96% |
| 1896 | 1,005 | +0.63% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 927 | −1.60% |
| 1906 | 886 | −0.90% |
| 1911 | 921 | +0.78% |
| 1921 | 804 | −1.35% |
| 1926 | 811 | +0.17% |
| 1931 | 860 | +1.18% |
| 1936 | 906 | +1.05% |
| 1946 | 1,049 | +1.48% |
| 1954 | 1,199 | +1.68% |
| 1962 | 2,003 | +6.62% |
| 1968 | 2,249 | +1.95% |
| 1975 | 2,297 | +0.30% |
| 1982 | 2,560 | +1.56% |
| 1990 | 2,918 | +1.65% |
| 1999 | 3,914 | +3.32% |
| 2007 | 4,286 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 4,751 | +2.08% |
| 2017 | 5,105 | +1.45% |
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :

## Climate

On average, Peyrolles-en-Provence experiences 59.3 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 0.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 0.4 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 66.8 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on 28 June 2019, while the record low temperature was −14.1 °C (6.6 °F) on 12 February 2012.
Climate data for Peyrolles-en-Provence (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2005–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 34.3 (93.7) | 44.4 (111.9) | 38.9 (102.0) | 41.5 (106.7) | 35.5 (95.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 44.4 (111.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.6 (88.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 21.0 (69.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 14.1 (57.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 8.8 (47.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 0.7 (33.3) | 7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) | −14.1 (6.6) | −7.7 (18.1) | −4.5 (23.9) | −1.2 (29.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | 5.6 (42.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | −4.1 (24.6) | −8.0 (17.6) | −11.0 (12.2) | −14.1 (6.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.3 (1.90) | 37.4 (1.47) | 36.9 (1.45) | 49.0 (1.93) | 49.3 (1.94) | 47.6 (1.87) | 22.6 (0.89) | 30.4 (1.20) | 54.1 (2.13) | 81.0 (3.19) | 84.5 (3.33) | 54.3 (2.14) | 595.4 (23.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 62.0 |
| Source: Meteociel ||||||||||||||