Chindrieux (French pronunciation: [ʃɛ̃dʁijø]) is commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Chindrieux
The Château de Châtillon, in Chindrieux
The Château de Châtillon, in Chindrieux
Coat of arms of Chindrieux
Location of Chindrieux
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Chindrieux is located in France
Chindrieux
Chindrieux
Chindrieux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chindrieux
Chindrieux
Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E / 45.821667°N 05.85°E / 45.821667; 05.85
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementChambéry
CantonBugey savoyard
IntercommunalityCA Grand Lac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Claire Barbier[1]
Area
1
16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,445
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73085 /73310
Elevation227–900 m (745–2,953 ft)
(avg. 284 m or 932 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies near Lake Bourget.

Geography edit

World Heritage Site edit

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]

Climate edit

Chindrieux has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Chindrieux is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,233.9 mm (48.58 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Chindrieux was 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −19.5 °C (−3.1 °F) on 7 January 1985.

Climate data for Chindrieux (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1982−2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)
20.2
(68.4)
25.4
(77.7)
29.0
(84.2)
33.0
(91.4)
36.5
(97.7)
37.6
(99.7)
40.7
(105.3)
31.8
(89.2)
27.2
(81.0)
21.5
(70.7)
21.5
(70.7)
40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
8.0
(46.4)
12.8
(55.0)
16.3
(61.3)
21.0
(69.8)
24.6
(76.3)
27.5
(81.5)
26.7
(80.1)
22.1
(71.8)
17.0
(62.6)
10.1
(50.2)
6.3
(43.3)
16.6
(61.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
4.2
(39.6)
7.9
(46.2)
11.1
(52.0)
15.6
(60.1)
19.0
(66.2)
21.6
(70.9)
20.9
(69.6)
17.1
(62.8)
12.8
(55.0)
6.7
(44.1)
3.4
(38.1)
11.9
(53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.6
(30.9)
0.3
(32.5)
3.0
(37.4)
5.9
(42.6)
10.2
(50.4)
13.3
(55.9)
15.6
(60.1)
15.1
(59.2)
12.0
(53.6)
8.6
(47.5)
3.4
(38.1)
0.5
(32.9)
7.3
(45.1)
Record low °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)
−11.9
(10.6)
−9.3
(15.3)
−3.6
(25.5)
−1.2
(29.8)
4.0
(39.2)
6.7
(44.1)
5.3
(41.5)
2.0
(35.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
−7.0
(19.4)
−11.1
(12.0)
−19.5
(−3.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 95.6
(3.76)
89.6
(3.53)
93.4
(3.68)
96.5
(3.80)
102.9
(4.05)
100.9
(3.97)
78.5
(3.09)
93.6
(3.69)
118.6
(4.67)
130.7
(5.15)
122.1
(4.81)
111.5
(4.39)
1,233.9
(48.58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.6 9.3 9.9 10.9 11.4 9.9 7.6 8.9 8.3 11.5 11.2 10.9 120.3
Source: Météo-France[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
  4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 5, 2022.

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