Ugine (French pronunciation: [yʒin]; Arpitan: Ugena) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Ugine | |
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.JPG) A general view of Ugine | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Ugine  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°45′12″N 6°25′14″E / 45.7533°N 6.4206°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Ugine |
| Intercommunality | CA Arlysère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Lombard[1] |
| Area 1 | 57.36 km2 (22.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7,148 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73303 /73400 |
| Elevation | 391–2,407 m (1,283–7,897 ft) |
| Website | www.ugine.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
Ugine has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ugine is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,398.7 mm (55.07 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.7 °C (69.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C (36.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ugine was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.6 °C (2.1 °F) on 5 February 2012.
| Climate data for Ugine (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) | 17.4 (63.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.4 (104.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 143.0 (5.63) |
109.1 (4.30) |
122.0 (4.80) |
102.1 (4.02) |
115.8 (4.56) |
109.1 (4.30) |
111.3 (4.38) |
114.8 (4.52) |
92.6 (3.65) |
106.0 (4.17) |
118.8 (4.68) |
154.1 (6.07) |
1,398.7 (55.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.8 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 122.8 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,055 | — |
| 1975 | 8,020 | −0.06% |
| 1982 | 7,445 | −1.06% |
| 1990 | 7,248 | −0.33% |
| 1999 | 6,963 | −0.44% |
| 2007 | 7,037 | +0.13% |
| 2012 | 7,043 | +0.02% |
| 2017 | 7,039 | −0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "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 10, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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