Val-Cenis is a commune in the department of Savoie, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Termignon (the seat), Bramans, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Lanslevillard and Sollières-Sardières.[3]
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| Coordinates: 45°16′41″N 6°49′05″E / 45.278°N 6.818°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Intercommunality | Haute Maurienne-Vanoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Arnoux[1] |
| Area 1 | 408.05 km2 (157.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,067 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73290 /73500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editClimate
editVal-Cenis has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). The average annual temperature in Val-Cenis is 3.0 °C (37.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 890.2 mm (35.05 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 11.8 °C (53.2 °F), and lowest in February, at around −4.4 °C (24.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Val-Cenis was 26.0 °C (78.8 °F) on 30 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −25.0 °C (−13.0 °F) on 11 February 1986.
| Climate data for Val-Cenis (Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, altitude 2000m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1971–2014) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.9 (1.69) |
33.9 (1.33) |
46.9 (1.85) |
62.4 (2.46) |
122.5 (4.82) |
97.7 (3.85) |
64.6 (2.54) |
83.3 (3.28) |
113.6 (4.47) |
106.8 (4.20) |
68.6 (2.70) |
47.0 (1.85) |
890.2 (35.05) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.9 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 100.5 |
| Source: Météo-France[4] | |||||||||||||
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,876 | — |
| 1975 | 1,539 | −8.55% |
| 1982 | 1,712 | +1.53% |
| 1990 | 1,908 | +1.36% |
| 1999 | 2,021 | +0.64% |
| 2007 | 2,052 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 2,110 | +0.56% |
| 2017 | 2,088 | −0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Gallery
edit- Nature and landscapes
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The commune lies at the limit of the Vanoise National Park
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The Dent Parrachée
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Permanent return of the wolf in the commune in 2003
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Monolithe of Sardières (93 m)
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The lake and plateau of Mont Cenis
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Panoramic view of the massifs of Mont Cenis and Ambin
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 August 2016 (in French)
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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