Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Pralognan-la-Vanoise
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A general view of Pralognan-la-Vanoise
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Coordinates: 45°22′57″N 6°43′20″E / 45.3825°N 6.7222°E / 45.3825; 6.7222 | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Savoie |
Arrondissement | Albertville |
Canton | Moûtiers |
Government
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• Mayor (2020 – 2026) | Jean-Pierre Favre [1] |
Area
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88.57 km 2 (34.20 sq mi) |
Population | 712 |
• Density | 8.0/km 2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
INSEE /Postal code |
73206
/73710
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Elevation | 1,208–3,855 m (3,963–12,648 ft) |
Website | www.pralognan.com |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pralognan-la-Vanoise ( French pronunciation: [pʁalɔɲɑ̃ la vanwaz] ) or simply Pralognan ( Arpitan : Pralonyan ) is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France . In 2019, it had a population of 715. The commune is located within Vanoise National Park .
The Patinoire olympique was the curling venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics hosted in Albertville and surroundings in the French Alps . [3]
Geography
Climate
Pralognan-la-Vanoise has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ). The average annual temperature in Pralognan-la-Vanoise is 6.0 °C (42.8 °F) . The average annual rainfall is 1,105.6 mm (43.53 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) , and lowest in January, at around −2.8 °C (27.0 °F) . The highest temperature ever recorded in Pralognan-la-Vanoise was 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) on 31 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.4 °C (−17.3 °F) on 3 February 1956.
Climate data for Pralognan-la-Vanoise (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1934−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) |
17.3
(63.1) |
19.1
(66.4) |
22.8
(73.0) |
26.8
(80.2) |
32.2
(90.0) |
33.5
(92.3) |
31.0
(87.8) |
27.2
(81.0) |
24.0
(75.2) |
19.8
(67.6) |
17.1
(62.8) |
33.5
(92.3) |
Average high °C (°F) |
1.2
(34.2) |
2.8
(37.0) |
6.9
(44.4) |
10.3
(50.5) |
14.7
(58.5) |
18.6
(65.5) |
21.0
(69.8) |
20.7
(69.3) |
16.3
(61.3) |
12.1
(53.8) |
5.7
(42.3) |
1.6
(34.9) |
11.0
(51.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) |
−2.8
(27.0) |
−2.0
(28.4) |
1.8
(35.2) |
5.1
(41.2) |
9.4
(48.9) |
13.1
(55.6) |
15.1
(59.2) |
14.9
(58.8) |
11.0
(51.8) |
7.1
(44.8) |
1.7
(35.1) |
−2.1
(28.2) |
6.0
(42.8) |
Average low °C (°F) |
−6.8
(19.8) |
−6.8
(19.8) |
−3.4
(25.9) |
0.0
(32.0) |
4.1
(39.4) |
7.5
(45.5) |
9.2
(48.6) |
9.2
(48.6) |
5.7
(42.3) |
2.2
(36.0) |
−2.4
(27.7) |
−5.7
(21.7) |
1.1
(34.0) |
Record low °C (°F) |
−24.4
(−11.9) |
−27.4
(−17.3) |
−23.5
(−10.3) |
−12.5
(9.5) |
−8.1
(17.4) |
−4.1
(24.6) |
0.0
(32.0) |
−1.2
(29.8) |
−5.0
(23.0) |
−12.3
(9.9) |
−19.3
(−2.7) |
−21.7
(−7.1) |
−27.4
(−17.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) |
95.1
(3.74) |
78.0
(3.07) |
77.2
(3.04) |
72.2
(2.84) |
110.5
(4.35) |
97.5
(3.84) |
97.8
(3.85) |
96.1
(3.78) |
83.7
(3.30) |
94.9
(3.74) |
97.3
(3.83) |
105.3
(4.15) |
1,105.6
(43.53) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 123.6 |
Source: Météo-France [4] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" . data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2020" . The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 29 December 2022.
- ↑ 1992 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 110-1. (in English and French)
- ↑ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France . Retrieved September 9, 2022 .
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