Hauteluce

Hauteluce
Hôtaluce (Arpitan)
Commune
A general view of Hauteluce
A general view of Hauteluce
Coat of arms of Hauteluce
Coat of arms
Location of Hauteluce
Map
Hauteluce is located in France
Hauteluce
Hauteluce
Hauteluce is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hauteluce
Hauteluce
Coordinates: 45°45′07″N 6°35′11″E / 45.7519°N 6.5864°E / 45.7519; 6.5864
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementAlbertville
CantonUgine
IntercommunalityCA Arlysère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Desmarets[1]
Area
1
62.39 km2 (24.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
748
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73132 /73620
Elevation780–2,555 m (2,559–8,383 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-hauteluce.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hauteluce (French pronunciation: [otlys]; Arpitan: Hôtaluce) is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located in Beaufortain, on the departmental border with Haute-Savoie. In 2019, Hauteluce had a population of 758.

Geography

Climate

Hauteluce has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Hauteluce is 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,688.1 mm (66.46 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 16.0 °C (60.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.0 °C (28.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Hauteluce was 37.4 °C (99.3 °F) on 26 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.0 °C (−11.2 °F) on 9 January 1985.

Climate data for Hauteluce, 1215m (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1967−2021)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6) 		14.0
(57.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		24.2
(75.6) 		28.2
(82.8) 		37.4
(99.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.0
(91.4) 		27.0
(80.6) 		22.7
(72.9) 		18.1
(64.6) 		17.9
(64.2) 		37.4
(99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6) 		2.5
(36.5) 		7.3
(45.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.9
(62.4) 		11.8
(53.2) 		5.2
(41.4) 		1.5
(34.7) 		11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		2.7
(36.9) 		6.1
(43.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.8
(60.4) 		11.9
(53.4) 		7.7
(45.9) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		6.9
(44.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		1.0
(33.8) 		4.8
(40.6) 		8.3
(46.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		10.0
(50.0) 		6.9
(44.4) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		2.4
(36.3)
Record low °C (°F) −24.0
(−11.2) 		−21.0
(−5.8) 		−22.0
(−7.6) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−14.0
(6.8) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−24.0
(−11.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 154.5
(6.08) 		125.8
(4.95) 		131.4
(5.17) 		110.9
(4.37) 		145.9
(5.74) 		150.6
(5.93) 		151.6
(5.97) 		140.6
(5.54) 		126.9
(5.00) 		134.2
(5.28) 		137.8
(5.43) 		177.9
(7.00) 		1,688.1
(66.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.0 10.4 10.7 10.5 14.3 13.5 12.2 11.7 10.6 11.4 11.3 12.1 139.8
Source: Météo-France[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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