Quenza (, ) is a
commune in the
department of
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (; , or ; ) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January ...
, island and collectivity of
Corsica
Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...
, France.
Geography
Climate
Quenza has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
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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 climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
(''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
The following is a list of the 124 Communes of France, communes of the departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 202 ...
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Aiguilles de Bavella
The Aiguilles de Bavella (; 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.
This massif
A massi ...
References
Communes of Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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