La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar | |
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 Mountain climbers refuge at Gioberney | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar  | |
  La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar  La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′04″N 6°11′43″E / 44.8178°N 6.1953°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur |
| Intercommunality | Champsaur-Valgaudemar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Ivan Carlue[1] |
Area 1 | 108.02 km2 (41.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 104 |
| • Density | 0.96/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05064 /05800 |
| Elevation | 1,022–3,667 m (3,353–12,031 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editClimate
editLa Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar is 7.2 °C (45.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,301.8 mm (51.25 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 16.3 °C (61.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.0 °C (30.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar was 33.2 °C (91.8 °F) on 26 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −26.0 °C (−14.8 °F) on 3 February 1956.
| Climate data for La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1951−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104.1 (4.10) |
83.6 (3.29) |
88.0 (3.46) |
116.5 (4.59) |
111.7 (4.40) |
100.6 (3.96) |
72.7 (2.86) |
82.5 (3.25) |
124.0 (4.88) |
161.5 (6.36) |
130.6 (5.14) |
126.0 (4.96) |
1,301.8 (51.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.1 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 109.2 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 204 | — |
| 1968 | 204 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 181 | −11.3% |
| 1982 | 184 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 135 | −26.6% |
| 1999 | 129 | −4.4% |
| 2008 | 125 | −3.1% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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