Quenza (, ) is a
commune in the
department
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Government and military
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of
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (; co, link=no, Corsica suttana , or ; en, Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collec ...
, island and collectivity of
Corsica, France.
Geography
Climate
Quenza has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Csa'') closely bordering on a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
(''Csb''). The average annual temperature in Quenza is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Quenza was on 3 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 7 February 2012.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
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Aiguilles de Bavella
The Aiguilles de Bavella ( co, I Forchi di Bavedda; Needles of Bavella) are rocky spikes of red granite that dominate the hill of the same name on the island of Corsica in France. At 1218 m, the hill connects the to the east coast of Corsica.
Thi ...
References
Communes of Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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