Ribiers

Ribiers
Part of Val Buëch-Méouge
A view of the village of Ribiers from the Mison road
A view of the village of Ribiers from the Mison road
Coat of arms of Ribiers
Coat of arms
Location of Ribiers
Map
Ribiers is located in France
Ribiers
Ribiers
Ribiers is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ribiers
Ribiers
Coordinates: 44°13′55″N 5°51′26″E / 44.2319°N 5.8572°E / 44.2319; 5.8572
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonRibiers
CommuneVal Buëch-Méouge
Area
1
36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
812
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
05300
Elevation464–1,480 m (1,522–4,856 ft)
(avg. 519 m or 1,703 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ribiers (French pronunciation: [ʁibje]) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val Buëch-Méouge.[2]

Geography

Climate

Ribiers has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in Ribiers is 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 913.5 mm (35.96 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C (35.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ribiers was 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.4 °C (4.3 °F) on 12 January 1987.

Climate data for Ribiers (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1986−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4) 		23.3
(73.9) 		26.3
(79.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		32.4
(90.3) 		40.9
(105.6) 		38.2
(100.8) 		38.9
(102.0) 		33.4
(92.1) 		29.8
(85.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		17.6
(63.7) 		40.9
(105.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.7
(58.5) 		17.1
(62.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		26.3
(79.3) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.3
(84.7) 		23.9
(75.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		11.3
(52.3) 		6.7
(44.1) 		18.1
(64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8) 		4.3
(39.7) 		8.1
(46.6) 		10.6
(51.1) 		15.1
(59.2) 		18.7
(65.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		16.8
(62.2) 		12.5
(54.5) 		6.5
(43.7) 		2.5
(36.5) 		11.7
(53.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		1.5
(34.7) 		4.1
(39.4) 		8.1
(46.6) 		11.2
(52.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		6.7
(44.1) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		5.4
(41.7)
Record low °C (°F) −15.4
(4.3) 		−13.9
(7.0) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		1.5
(34.7) 		6.2
(43.2) 		5.5
(41.9) 		0.3
(32.5) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−10.3
(13.5) 		−14.1
(6.6) 		−15.4
(4.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.5
(2.89) 		47.6
(1.87) 		51.8
(2.04) 		91.9
(3.62) 		78.1
(3.07) 		62.7
(2.47) 		36.0
(1.42) 		51.5
(2.03) 		93.9
(3.70) 		123.5
(4.86) 		119.5
(4.70) 		83.5
(3.29) 		913.5
(35.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.6 5.3 5.7 9.0 8.2 6.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 8.8 7.6 7.5 80.2
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962485—    
1968481−0.8%
1975533+10.8%
1982592+11.1%
1990637+7.6%
1999677+6.3%
2008777+14.8%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 27 August 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Ribiers-Grange (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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