Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl də mɔʁjɛn], literally Saint-Michel of Maurienne; Arpitan: Sin Mestyé) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | |
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.JPG) The river Arc in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne  | |
  Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne  Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′07″N 6°28′27″E / 45.2186°N 6.4742°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Intercommunality | Maurienne-Galibier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaetan Mancuso[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.31 km2 (14.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,469 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73261 /73140 |
| Elevation | 698–3,130 m (2,290–10,269 ft) |
| Website | www.saint-michel-de-maurienne.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Climate edit
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The station is located at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft); due to its location on a leeward slope, there is significantly less precipitation than nearby areas. It is quite common to exceed 30 °C (86 °F) in summer, sometimes the maximum temperature can reach 35 °C (95 °F), and in winter it is relatively rare to fall below −10 °C (14 °F). The average annual temperature in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 754.3 mm (29.70 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.3 °C (68.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C (34.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne was 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) on 19 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.6 °C (2.1 °F) on 5 February 2012.
| Climate data for Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1997−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.2 (100.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.8 (2.91) |
49.3 (1.94) |
59.5 (2.34) |
49.9 (1.96) |
71.4 (2.81) |
54.4 (2.14) |
60.3 (2.37) |
67.0 (2.64) |
53.5 (2.11) |
64.7 (2.55) |
74.5 (2.93) |
76.0 (2.99) |
754.3 (29.70) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 100.4 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,978 | — |
| 1975 | 3,743 | −0.87% |
| 1982 | 3,418 | −1.29% |
| 1990 | 2,919 | −1.95% |
| 1999 | 2,714 | −0.81% |
| 2007 | 2,770 | +0.26% |
| 2012 | 2,584 | −1.38% |
| 2017 | 2,461 | −0.97% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also edit
- Communes of the Savoie department
- The 1917 Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment, which killed several hundred French troops.
- Château de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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