Pelvoux

For the mountain, see Mont Pelvoux.
Pelvoux
Part of Vallouise-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
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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 / 44.8655°N 6.4895°E / 44.8655; 6.4895
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 (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 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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 5 September 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ "Olympics-France picks Annecy for 2018 Winter Games bid". Reuters. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Normales et records pour Pelvoux (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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