Vallouise-Pelvoux

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Vallouise-Pelvoux
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Vallouise-Pelvoux
Coordinates: 44°51′54″N6°29′20″E / 44.865°N 6.489°E / 44.865; 6.489 Coordinates: 44°51′54″N6°29′20″E / 44.865°N 6.489°E / 44.865; 6.489
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Canton L'Argentière-la-Bessée
Intercommunality Pays des Écrins
Area
1
144.81 km2 (55.91 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019) [1]
1,154
 • Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05101 /05290, 05340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vallouise-Pelvoux is a commune in the department of Hautes-Alpes, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Pelvoux (the seat) and Vallouise. [2]

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The commune is located in the Alps and contains part of the Écrins National Park.

It is a popular destination for mountaineering and mountain sports in all seasons.

Geography

Climate

Vallouise-Pelvoux has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Vallouise-Pelvoux is 7.8 °C (46.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 970.5 mm (38.21 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.1 °C (30.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vallouise-Pelvoux was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −21.8 °C (−7.2 °F) on 7 March 1971.

Climate data for Pelvoux, Vallouise-Pelvoux (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1961−present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)18.1
(64.6)		21.2
(70.2)		23.3
(73.9)		26.4
(79.5)		29.2
(84.6)		35.7
(96.3)		34.0
(93.2)		34.1
(93.4)		32.9
(91.2)		27.7
(81.9)		21.6
(70.9)		17.1
(62.8)		35.7
(96.3)
Average high °C (°F)3.8
(38.8)		6.2
(43.2)		10.0
(50.0)		12.6
(54.7)		18.0
(64.4)		22.6
(72.7)		25.7
(78.3)		25.3
(77.5)		20.4
(68.7)		14.7
(58.5)		7.9
(46.2)		3.7
(38.7)		14.3
(57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)−1.1
(30.0)		0.2
(32.4)		3.5
(38.3)		6.4
(43.5)		11.3
(52.3)		14.9
(58.8)		17.1
(62.8)		16.9
(62.4)		13.0
(55.4)		8.6
(47.5)		2.8
(37.0)		−0.7
(30.7)		7.8
(46.0)
Average low °C (°F)−6.1
(21.0)		−5.7
(21.7)		−3.1
(26.4)		0.1
(32.2)		4.6
(40.3)		7.1
(44.8)		8.6
(47.5)		8.5
(47.3)		5.5
(41.9)		2.5
(36.5)		−2.2
(28.0)		−5.2
(22.6)		1.3
(34.3)
Record low °C (°F)−19.0
(−2.2)		−18.0
(−0.4)		−21.8
(−7.2)		−10.2
(13.6)		−4.5
(23.9)		−1.6
(29.1)		0.0
(32.0)		0.0
(32.0)		−3.0
(26.6)		−9.0
(15.8)		−15.0
(5.0)		−18.0
(−0.4)		−21.8
(−7.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)82.7
(3.26)		63.0
(2.48)		70.1
(2.76)		91.5
(3.60)		81.0
(3.19)		71.9
(2.83)		48.9
(1.93)		54.8
(2.16)		86.9
(3.42)		115.4
(4.54)		100.2
(3.94)		104.1
(4.10)		970.5
(38.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)7.56.37.58.710.29.07.07.27.29.47.78.396.1
Source: Meteociel [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 5 September 2016 (in French)
  3. ↑ "Normales et records pour Pelvoux (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.


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