Verrens-Arvey (French pronunciation: [vɛʁɛ̃s aʁvɛ]; Arpitan: Varé) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Verrens-Arvey | |
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Location of Verrens-Arvey  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°39′15″N 6°18′58″E / 45.6542°N 6.3161°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Albertville-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Arlysère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Raucaz[1] |
Area 1 | 10.82 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 945 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73312 /73460 |
| Elevation | 380–2,080 m (1,250–6,820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe Chéran has its source in the north-western part of the commune. The Verrens, a tributary of the Isère, forms the commune's south-western border.
Climate
editVerrens-Arvey has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Verrens-Arvey is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,471.4 mm (57.93 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.8 °C (67.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C (34.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Verrens-Arvey was 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) on 7 July 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −19.0 °C (−2.2 °F) on 6 January 1985.
| Climate data for Verrens-Arvey (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1967−2019) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 143.0 (5.63) |
120.1 (4.73) |
123.7 (4.87) |
104.8 (4.13) |
116.2 (4.57) |
118.1 (4.65) |
92.8 (3.65) |
108.7 (4.28) |
110.3 (4.34) |
136.0 (5.35) |
139.3 (5.48) |
158.4 (6.24) |
1,471.4 (57.93) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.2 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 122.2 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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