Mouthe

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Mouthe
Commune
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A general view of Mouthe
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Location of Mouthe
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Mouthe
Coordinates: 46°42′41″N6°11′40″E / 46.7114°N 6.1944°E / 46.7114; 6.1944
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Frasne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Perrin [1]
Area
1
38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
1,019
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25413 /25240
Elevation926–1,414 m (3,038–4,639 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mouthe (French pronunciation: [mut] ) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The town is known for having the coldest recorded temperature in France. [3]

Contents

Geography

Church of the Assumption of Mouthe (1732-1749), designed by J.-P. Galezot Eglise mouthe.jpg
Church of the Assumption of Mouthe (1732–1749), designed by J.-P. Galezot

The town is located 30 km (19 mi) south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. The source of the river Doubs is 2 km (1.2 mi) from Mouthe.

Climate

Mouthe, is located in a region of the Jura Mountains known as "Little Siberia" (La Petite Sibérie) and snowfalls are not uncommon as late as the third week of March. [3] Although the average low temperature for January in the town ranges from about -6 °C to -10 °C, the low temperature descended to -36.7 °C (-34.1 °F) on 13 January 1968, and fell further, to -41.2 °C (-42.2 °F) on 17 January 1985. [3]

Due to its elevation and its location in a coomb, the diurnal temperature variation is high and Mouthe features a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb, according to the Köppen climate classification ), with an average annual precipitation of 1,712.9 mm (67.44 in).

Summers are warm and winters are very cold and snowy and there is no dry season.

Climate data for Mouthe, elevation: 940 m (3,084 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1880–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.0
(68.0)		21.5
(70.7)		25.0
(77.0)		28.0
(82.4)		31.0
(87.8)		35.5
(95.9)		36.0
(96.8)		35.5
(95.9)		35.0
(95.0)		28.0
(82.4)		26.0
(78.8)		19.5
(67.1)		36.0
(96.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)3.2
(37.8)		4.4
(39.9)		8.3
(46.9)		12.1
(53.8)		16.2
(61.2)		20.0
(68.0)		22.2
(72.0)		22.0
(71.6)		17.8
(64.0)		13.7
(56.7)		7.4
(45.3)		3.6
(38.5)		12.6
(54.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)−1.5
(29.3)		−0.8
(30.6)		2.7
(36.9)		6.0
(42.8)		10.1
(50.2)		13.6
(56.5)		15.5
(59.9)		15.2
(59.4)		11.6
(52.9)		8.0
(46.4)		2.7
(36.9)		−0.7
(30.7)		6.9
(44.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−6.1
(21.0)		−6.1
(21.0)		−2.9
(26.8)		−0.1
(31.8)		4.0
(39.2)		7.1
(44.8)		8.9
(48.0)		8.4
(47.1)		5.3
(41.5)		2.3
(36.1)		−2.0
(28.4)		−5.0
(23.0)		1.2
(34.1)
Record low °C (°F)−41.2
(−42.2)		−31.1
(−24.0)		−31.6
(−24.9)		−20.5
(−4.9)		−9.8
(14.4)		−6.5
(20.3)		−4.0
(24.8)		−4.5
(23.9)		−8.0
(17.6)		−14.3
(6.3)		−29.6
(−21.3)		−32.8
(−27.0)		−41.2
(−42.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)150.9
(5.94)		131.3
(5.17)		131.6
(5.18)		117.6
(4.63)		141.8
(5.58)		135.9
(5.35)		130.3
(5.13)		128.8
(5.07)		119.2
(4.69)		147.1
(5.79)		157.8
(6.21)		185.1
(7.29)		1,677.4
(66.03)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)13.212.511.712.214.512.111.811.410.513.013.314.5150.7
Source: Meteo France [4]

1981-2010 climate normals

Climate data for Mouthe, elevation: 940 m (3,084 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1880–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.0
(68.0)		21.0
(69.8)		25.0
(77.0)		28.0
(82.4)		31.0
(87.8)		33.5
(92.3)		36.0
(96.8)		35.5
(95.9)		35.0
(95.0)		28.0
(82.4)		26.0
(78.8)		19.5
(67.1)		36.0
(96.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)3.5
(38.3)		4.5
(40.1)		7.7
(45.9)		10.7
(51.3)		15.7
(60.3)		18.6
(65.5)		21.8
(71.2)		21.8
(71.2)		17.7
(63.9)		13.9
(57.0)		7.5
(45.5)		4.4
(39.9)		12.3
(54.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)−1.8
(28.8)		−0.9
(30.4)		2.2
(36.0)		5.1
(41.2)		9.8
(49.6)		12.6
(54.7)		15.4
(59.7)		15.1
(59.2)		11.6
(52.9)		8.2
(46.8)		2.4
(36.3)		−0.1
(31.8)		6.6
(43.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−7.0
(19.4)		−6.3
(20.7)		−3.2
(26.2)		−0.4
(31.3)		3.8
(38.8)		6.6
(43.9)		9.0
(48.2)		8.4
(47.1)		5.5
(41.9)		2.4
(36.3)		−2.8
(27.0)		−4.7
(23.5)		0.9
(33.6)
Record low °C (°F)−41.2
(−42.2)		−31.1
(−24.0)		−31.6
(−24.9)		−20.5
(−4.9)		−9.8
(14.4)		−6.5
(20.3)		−4.0
(24.8)		−4.5
(23.9)		−7.1
(19.2)		−14.3
(6.3)		−29.6
(−21.3)		−32.8
(−27.0)		−41.2
(−42.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)154.0
(6.06)		137.6
(5.42)		140.1
(5.52)		123.8
(4.87)		146.3
(5.76)		141.3
(5.56)		118.0
(4.65)		129.6
(5.10)		135.8
(5.35)		156.4
(6.16)		155.9
(6.14)		174.1
(6.85)		1,712.9
(67.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)13.512.512.912.815.312.111.111.510.213.113.214.0152.2
Source: Infoclimat [5]

The village and its church served as the location for the film Nobody Else But You (2011).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962680—    
1968760+11.8%
1975811+6.7%
1982813+0.2%
1990898+10.5%
1999891−0.8%
2006958+7.5%
2011958+0.0%
20161,083+13.0%

See also

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References

  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. 1 2 3 "Mouthe (Doubs) "La Petite Sibérie" : Le village le plus froid de France". Sondages & Tendances. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mouthe (25)". Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "MOUTHE". Valeurs climatologiques: Normales et records pour la période 1981-2010 (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved 5 November 2022.


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