Pelvoux

Pelvoux (French pronunciation: [pɛlvu]; Vivaro-Alpine: Pelvós) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Vallouise-Pelvoux.[2]

Pelvoux
The hamlet of Ailefroide, in Pelvoux, with the guide's office in the valley of Celse Nière
The hamlet of Ailefroide, in Pelvoux, with the guide's office in the valley of Celse Nière
Location of Pelvoux
Pelvoux is located in France
Pelvoux
Pelvoux
Pelvoux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Pelvoux
Pelvoux
Coordinates: 44°51′56″N 6°29′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementBriançon
CantonL'Argentière-la-Bessée
CommuneVallouise-Pelvoux
Area
1
76.23 km2 (29.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
430
  Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
05340
Elevation1,179–4,101 m (3,868–13,455 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pelvoux bid to be the French candidate city for the 2018 Winter Olympics, but the French National Olympic and Sports Committee chose to submit Annecy's bid instead.[3]

Geography

Climate

Pelvoux has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Pelvoux is 7.8 °C (46.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 970.5 mm (38.21 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.1 °C (30.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pelvoux was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −21.8 °C (−7.2 °F) on 7 March 1971.

Climate data for Pelvoux (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1961−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6)
21.2
(70.2)
23.3
(73.9)
26.4
(79.5)
29.2
(84.6)
35.7
(96.3)
34.0
(93.2)
34.1
(93.4)
32.9
(91.2)
27.7
(81.9)
21.6
(70.9)
17.1
(62.8)
35.7
(96.3)
Average high °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
6.2
(43.2)
10.0
(50.0)
12.6
(54.7)
18.0
(64.4)
22.6
(72.7)
25.7
(78.3)
25.3
(77.5)
20.4
(68.7)
14.7
(58.5)
7.9
(46.2)
3.7
(38.7)
14.3
(57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0)
0.2
(32.4)
3.5
(38.3)
6.4
(43.5)
11.3
(52.3)
14.9
(58.8)
17.1
(62.8)
16.9
(62.4)
13.0
(55.4)
8.6
(47.5)
2.8
(37.0)
−0.7
(30.7)
7.8
(46.0)
Average low °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0)
−5.7
(21.7)
−3.1
(26.4)
0.1
(32.2)
4.6
(40.3)
7.1
(44.8)
8.6
(47.5)
8.5
(47.3)
5.5
(41.9)
2.5
(36.5)
−2.2
(28.0)
−5.2
(22.6)
1.3
(34.3)
Record low °C (°F) −19.0
(−2.2)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−21.8
(−7.2)
−10.2
(13.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
−1.6
(29.1)
0.0
(32.0)
0.0
(32.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
−9.0
(15.8)
−15.0
(5.0)
−18.0
(−0.4)
−21.8
(−7.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.7
(3.26)
63.0
(2.48)
70.1
(2.76)
91.5
(3.60)
81.0
(3.19)
71.9
(2.83)
48.9
(1.93)
54.8
(2.16)
86.9
(3.42)
115.4
(4.54)
100.2
(3.94)
104.1
(4.10)
970.5
(38.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.5 6.3 7.5 8.7 10.2 9.0 7.0 7.2 7.2 9.4 7.7 8.3 96.1
Source: Meteociel[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962307    
1968310+1.0%
1975312+0.6%
1982348+11.5%
1990335−3.7%
1999404+20.6%
2008449+11.1%

See also

References



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