Dévoluy

Dévoluy
Dévoluy
Commune
	The town hall of Le Dévoluy
	Location of Dévoluy
	Dévoluy Dévoluy
	Coordinates: 44°41′36″N 5°56′31″E / 44.6933°N 5.9419°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Veynes
Intercommunality	Buëch Dévoluy
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Alexandra Butel
Area 1	186.37 km2 (71.96 sq mi)
Population (2021)	895
• Density	4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05139 /05250
Elevation	1,134–2,652 m (3,720–8,701 ft) ; (avg. 1,263 m or 4,144 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dévoluy is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.^[3] It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the four communes of Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.^[4]

SuperDévoluy, a ski resort, is part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	869	—
1975	885	+0.26%
1982	910	+0.40%
1990	929	+0.26%
1999	945	+0.19%
2007	1,032	+1.11%
2012	1,013	−0.37%
2017	966	−0.95%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Dévoluy at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE^[5]

Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is located 28 km (17 mi) northeast of the railroad hub of Veynes.

At 18,637 hectares, it is the second-largest commune in the area, right behind Névache.

The town covers the entirety of the Dévoluy range.

Dévoluy is known for its numerous underground cavities, the chourums , and its suitability for speleology.

The European larch, or common larch (Larix decidua) is particularly present in the commune.

Climate data for Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy (1991–2020 averages): elevation 1300m
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.1 (59.2)	18.2 (64.8)	22.0 (71.6)	24.1 (75.4)	29.8 (85.6)	33.5 (92.3)	34.4 (93.9)	34.3 (93.7)	30.0 (86.0)	26.3 (79.3)	20.0 (68.0)	15.3 (59.5)	34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	4.7 (40.5)	9.0 (48.2)	12.4 (54.3)	16.8 (62.2)	21.3 (70.3)	24.1 (75.4)	23.8 (74.8)	18.7 (65.7)	13.9 (57.0)	7.5 (45.5)	4.0 (39.2)	13.3 (56.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	2.9 (37.2)	6.1 (43.0)	10.5 (50.9)	14.2 (57.6)	16.4 (61.5)	16.2 (61.2)	12.1 (53.8)	8.3 (46.9)	2.9 (37.2)	−0.5 (31.1)	7.2 (45.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.5 (20.3)	−6.6 (20.1)	−3.1 (26.4)	−0.1 (31.8)	4.1 (39.4)	7.2 (45.0)	8.7 (47.7)	8.7 (47.7)	5.5 (41.9)	2.6 (36.7)	−1.7 (28.9)	−5.1 (22.8)	1.1 (34.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−25 (−13)	−25.1 (−13.2)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−11 (12)	−5 (23)	−2.7 (27.1)	1.0 (33.8)	−0.3 (31.5)	−4.5 (23.9)	−9.2 (15.4)	−20 (−4)	−19.9 (−3.8)	−25.1 (−13.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	84.3 (3.32)	58.7 (2.31)	71.0 (2.80)	93.8 (3.69)	95.0 (3.74)	78.3 (3.08)	58.9 (2.32)	68.9 (2.71)	95.5 (3.76)	138.1 (5.44)	156.7 (6.17)	101.4 (3.99)	1,100.6 (43.33)
Source: Météo-France^[6]