Ain
Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
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Geography
The
Sevron
The Sevron () is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire departments, eastern France. Its source is in Meillonnas. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Solnan, into which it flows at Varennes-Saint-Sauveur.
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forms part of the commune's eastern border then flows northwest through the commune.
Climate
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois has an
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Saint-Étienne-du-Bois is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Étienne-du-Bois was on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 30 December 2005.