Villar-Loubière (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ lubjɛʁ]; Occitan: Vilard Lobiera) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
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Location of Villar-Loubière  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°49′36″N 6°08′47″E / 44.8267°N 6.1464°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Bellon[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 35 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05182 /05800 |
| Elevation | 975–3,098 m (3,199–10,164 ft) (avg. 1,030 m or 3,380 ft) |
| 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
Villar-Loubière has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Villar-Loubière is 7.8 °C (46.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,224.2 mm (48.20 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.4 °C (27.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Villar-Loubière was 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) on 25 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.5 °C (−10.3 °F) on 6 February 2012.
| Climate data for Villar-Loubière (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1986−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.5 (95.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105.9 (4.17) |
85.7 (3.37) |
87.2 (3.43) |
104.5 (4.11) |
101.7 (4.00) |
86.4 (3.40) |
65.1 (2.56) |
75.2 (2.96) |
109.0 (4.29) |
151.3 (5.96) |
124.9 (4.92) |
127.3 (5.01) |
1,224.2 (48.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.8 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 104.6 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 90 | — |
| 1968 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 78 | −17.9% |
| 1982 | 74 | −5.1% |
| 1990 | 59 | −20.3% |
| 1999 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 49 | −21.0% |
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.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Villar Loubiere (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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