Mouthe

Mouthe
Commune
A general view of Mouthe
Coat of arms
Location of Mouthe
Mouthe Show map of France Mouthe Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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  (2022) [2]	1,025
• Density	26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25413 /25240
Elevation	926–1,414 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]

Geography

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
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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)	13.2	12.5	11.7	12.2	14.5	12.1	11.8	11.4	10.5	13.0	13.3	14.5	150.7
Source: Meteo France [4]

1981-2010 climate normals

Climate data for Mouthe, elevation: 940 m (3,084 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1880–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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)	13.5	12.5	12.9	12.8	15.3	12.1	11.1	11.5	10.2	13.1	13.2	14.0	152.2
Source: Infoclimat [5]

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	680	—
1968	760	+11.8%
1975	811	+6.7%
1982	813	+0.2%
1990	898	+10.5%
1999	891	−0.8%
2006	958	+7.5%
2011	958	+0.0%
2016	1,083	+13.0%

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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.

External links

• Mouthe on the intercommunal Web site of the department (in French)