Montmélian | |
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.JPG.webp) A view of Montmélian from the nearby hillside | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Montmélian | |
  Montmélian  Montmélian | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′12″N 6°03′15″E / 45.5033°N 6.0542°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Montmélian |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Béatrice Santais[1] (PS) |
| Area 1 | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,058 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73171 /73800 |
| Dialling codes | 0479 |
| Elevation | 256–1,200 m (840–3,937 ft) (avg. 285 m or 935 ft) |
| Website | www.montmelian.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montmélian (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃meljɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Montmélian station has rail connections to Grenoble, Modane, Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Chambéry.
Geography
Climate
Montmélian has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) closely bordering on a oceanic climate (Cfb). The average annual temperature in Montmélian is 12.4 °C (54.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 987.3 mm (38.87 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.0 °C (71.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.0 °C (37.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Montmélian was 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) on 7 July 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.5 °C (5.9 °F) on 27 November 2005.
| Climate data for Montmélian (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.6 (101.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.2 (3.63) |
63.7 (2.51) |
82.1 (3.23) |
60.8 (2.39) |
99.5 (3.92) |
84.6 (3.33) |
81.5 (3.21) |
92.9 (3.66) |
59.8 (2.35) |
74.9 (2.95) |
87.8 (3.46) |
107.5 (4.23) |
987.3 (38.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.7 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 105.5 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
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| Source: Ehess[4] and INSEE[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "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 6, 2022.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montmélian, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ INSEE: Population en historique depuis 1968
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