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Joncherey

Coordinates: 47°31′47″N 7°00′07″E / 47.5297°N 7.0019°E / 47.5297; 7.0019
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Joncherey
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Joncherey
Location of Joncherey
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Joncherey is located in France
Joncherey
Joncherey
Joncherey is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Joncherey
Joncherey
Coordinates: 47°31′47″N 7°00′07″E / 47.5297°N 7.0019°E / 47.5297; 7.0019
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentTerritoire de Belfort
ArrondissementBelfort
CantonDelle
IntercommunalitySud Territoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Alexandre[1]
Area
1
5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,427
 • Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
90056 /90100
Elevation349–401 m (1,145–1,316 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Joncherey (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃ʃʁɛ]) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.

History

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Start of World War I

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The first fatalities on the Western Front of World War I occurred in this village on 2 August 1914 at 9:59 am, one day before the formal declaration of war between Germany and France. French corporal Jules André Peugeot was stationed in the village of Joncherey, southeast of Belfort, when he challenged a German army patrol, which had crossed the border few hours earlier. Peugeot commanded the Germans to stop and declared them under arrest. In response, the German officer commanding the patrol, Albert Mayer, pulled out his revolver and fired, hitting Peugeot in the shoulder. Despite his wound, Peugeot fired with his pistol at Mayer but missed. Peugeot's comrades then fired repeatedly at Mayer, shooting him first in the stomach and then in the head, killing him. Peugeot, severely wounded, returned to his billet, where he died from his injuries at 10:37 am.

Geography

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Climate

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Joncherey has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Joncherey is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,086.9 mm (42.79 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.6 °C (67.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C (35.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Joncherey was 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 7 August 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −25.0 °C (−13.0 °F) on 7 January 1985.

Climate data for Joncherey (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1964−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)
22.5
(72.5)
27.0
(80.6)
29.5
(85.1)
33.0
(91.4)
37.0
(98.6)
38.1
(100.6)
39.0
(102.2)
33.0
(91.4)
29.0
(84.2)
25.5
(77.9)
21.1
(70.0)
39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)
7.5
(45.5)
12.1
(53.8)
16.4
(61.5)
20.5
(68.9)
24.4
(75.9)
26.4
(79.5)
26.1
(79.0)
21.4
(70.5)
16.0
(60.8)
9.8
(49.6)
6.1
(43.0)
16.0
(60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6)
2.9
(37.2)
6.4
(43.5)
9.9
(49.8)
14.0
(57.2)
17.8
(64.0)
19.6
(67.3)
19.3
(66.7)
15.2
(59.4)
10.9
(51.6)
5.8
(42.4)
2.6
(36.7)
10.5
(50.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1)
−1.7
(28.9)
0.6
(33.1)
3.4
(38.1)
7.5
(45.5)
11.1
(52.0)
12.8
(55.0)
12.4
(54.3)
9.0
(48.2)
5.8
(42.4)
1.8
(35.2)
−0.9
(30.4)
5.0
(41.0)
Record low °C (°F) −25.0
(−13.0)
−19.6
(−3.3)
−20.0
(−4.0)
−7.5
(18.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−0.5
(31.1)
2.5
(36.5)
0.5
(32.9)
−1.2
(29.8)
−7.5
(18.5)
−13.0
(8.6)
−21.5
(−6.7)
−25.0
(−13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.9
(3.26)
78.0
(3.07)
78.8
(3.10)
79.9
(3.15)
102.3
(4.03)
93.2
(3.67)
83.6
(3.29)
97.8
(3.85)
82.8
(3.26)
101.0
(3.98)
97.7
(3.85)
108.9
(4.29)
1,086.9
(42.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.9 11.7 11.0 10.2 13.4 10.7 10.8 10.9 9.6 12.4 12.8 14.7 141.2
Source: Météo-France[3]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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