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Val-Cenis

Coordinates: 45°16′41″N 6°49′05″E / 45.278°N 6.818°E / 45.278; 6.818
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Val-Cenis is located in France
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Val-Cenis is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Val-Cenis
Val-Cenis
Coordinates: 45°16′41″N 6°49′05″E / 45.278°N 6.818°E / 45.278; 6.818
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
CantonModane
IntercommunalityHaute Maurienne-Vanoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Arnoux[1]
Area
1
408.05 km2 (157.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,067
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73290 /73500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val-Cenis is a commune in the department of Savoie, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Termignon (the seat), Bramans, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Lanslevillard and Sollières-Sardières.[3]

Geography

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Climate

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Val-Cenis has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). The average annual temperature in Val-Cenis is 3.0 °C (37.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 890.2 mm (35.05 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 11.8 °C (53.2 °F), and lowest in February, at around −4.4 °C (24.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Val-Cenis was 26.0 °C (78.8 °F) on 30 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −25.0 °C (−13.0 °F) on 11 February 1986.

Climate data for Val-Cenis (Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, altitude 2000m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1971–2014)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4)
14.5
(58.1)
16.5
(61.7)
18.0
(64.4)
22.8
(73.0)
24.0
(75.2)
26.0
(78.8)
25.0
(77.0)
22.9
(73.2)
19.7
(67.5)
16.8
(62.2)
14.0
(57.2)
26.0
(78.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)
−1.4
(29.5)
0.8
(33.4)
2.9
(37.2)
8.1
(46.6)
12.6
(54.7)
15.4
(59.7)
15.0
(59.0)
11.0
(51.8)
7.0
(44.6)
1.9
(35.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
6.0
(42.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
−4.4
(24.1)
−2.2
(28.0)
0.1
(32.2)
5.0
(41.0)
9.1
(48.4)
11.8
(53.2)
11.6
(52.9)
7.9
(46.2)
4.2
(39.6)
−0.7
(30.7)
−3.3
(26.1)
3.0
(37.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)
−7.3
(18.9)
−5.3
(22.5)
−2.7
(27.1)
2.0
(35.6)
5.6
(42.1)
8.2
(46.8)
8.2
(46.8)
4.9
(40.8)
1.5
(34.7)
−3.2
(26.2)
−6.1
(21.0)
−0.1
(31.8)
Record low °C (°F) −25.0
(−13.0)
−25.0
(−13.0)
−22.0
(−7.6)
−14.0
(6.8)
−9.2
(15.4)
−4.6
(23.7)
−1.5
(29.3)
−3.0
(26.6)
−6.5
(20.3)
−9.9
(14.2)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−21.0
(−5.8)
−25.0
(−13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42.9
(1.69)
33.9
(1.33)
46.9
(1.85)
62.4
(2.46)
122.5
(4.82)
97.7
(3.85)
64.6
(2.54)
83.3
(3.28)
113.6
(4.47)
106.8
(4.20)
68.6
(2.70)
47.0
(1.85)
890.2
(35.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.9 6.0 7.3 9.4 11.8 9.8 7.9 8.5 8.5 9.1 8.2 7.1 100.5
Source: Météo-France[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,876—    
1975 1,539−8.55%
1982 1,712+1.53%
1990 1,908+1.36%
1999 2,021+0.64%
2007 2,052+0.19%
2012 2,110+0.56%
2017 2,088−0.21%
Source: INSEE[5]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)
  4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE