Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Not to be confused with
Izola.
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Isola (French pronunciation: [izɔla]; Occitan: Lieusola) is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
The Alpine ski resort of Isola 2000 is located on the territory of the commune.
Geography
Climate
Isola has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). The average annual temperature in Isola is 3.8 °C (38.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,250.4 mm (49.23 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 13.0 °C (55.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around −4.0 °C (24.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Isola was 29.4 °C (84.9 °F) on 19 July 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.0 °C (−11.2 °F) on 4 February 1978.
| Climate data for Isola (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1972−present)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
14.7
(58.5)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
23.7
(74.7)
|
29.1
(84.4)
|
29.4
(84.9)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
20.5
(68.9)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
13.0
(55.4)
|
29.4
(84.9)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
1.7
(35.1)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
6.4
(43.5)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
13.5
(56.3)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
3.6
(38.5)
|
0.5
(32.9)
|
8.6
(47.5)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−4.0
(24.8)
|
−3.6
(25.5)
|
−0.6
(30.9)
|
1.8
(35.2)
|
6.2
(43.2)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
13.0
(55.4)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
−0.1
(31.8)
|
−3.3
(26.1)
|
3.8
(38.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−8.5
(16.7)
|
−8.8
(16.2)
|
−5.9
(21.4)
|
−2.8
(27.0)
|
1.4
(34.5)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
7.3
(45.1)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
3.5
(38.3)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
−3.9
(25.0)
|
−7.1
(19.2)
|
−1.0
(30.2)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−20.0
(−4.0)
|
−24
(−11)
|
−22.0
(−7.6)
|
−15.0
(5.0)
|
−12.0
(10.4)
|
−5.0
(23.0)
|
0.0
(32.0)
|
−1.5
(29.3)
|
−5.0
(23.0)
|
−11.0
(12.2)
|
−19.0
(−2.2)
|
−21.5
(−6.7)
|
−24.0
(−11.2)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
85.0
(3.35)
|
65.0
(2.56)
|
80.4
(3.17)
|
121.6
(4.79)
|
99.8
(3.93)
|
89.9
(3.54)
|
76.2
(3.00)
|
63.4
(2.50)
|
114.9
(4.52)
|
172.5
(6.79)
|
182.1
(7.17)
|
99.6
(3.92)
|
1,250.4
(49.23)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
7.5
|
7.6
|
8.0
|
11.8
|
12.5
|
11.1
|
8.9
|
7.9
|
8.6
|
9.4
|
9.7
|
7.9
|
111.1
|
| Source: Météo-France[3]
|
Population
Historical population| Year | | |
|---|
| 1968 | 223 | — |
|---|
| 1975 | 389 | +8.27% |
|---|
| 1982 | 539 | +4.77% |
|---|
| 1990 | 576 | +0.83% |
|---|
| 1999 | 526 | −1.00% |
|---|
| 2009 | 748 | +3.58% |
|---|
| 2014 | 698 | −1.37% |
|---|
| 2020 | 653 | −1.10% |
|---|
| Source: INSEE[4] |
International relations
Since April 2010, Isola has been officially twinned with Castiglione di Garfagnana.
See also
References
