Villar-d'Arêne

Villar-d'Arêne
Commune
A general view of the village from the nearby hillside
A general view of the village from the nearby hillside
Coat of arms of Villar-d'Arêne
Coat of arms
Location of Villar-d'Arêne
Map
Villar-d'Arêne is located in France
Villar-d'Arêne
Villar-d'Arêne
Villar-d'Arêne is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Villar-d'Arêne
Villar-d'Arêne
Coordinates: 45°02′37″N 6°20′15″E / 45.0436°N 6.3375°E / 45.0436; 6.3375
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementBriançon
CantonBriançon-1
IntercommunalityBriançonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Fons[1]
Area
1
77.51 km2 (29.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
283
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05181 /05480
Elevation1,519–3,883 m (4,984–12,740 ft)
(avg. 1,650 m or 5,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villar-d'Arêne (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ daʁɛn]; Occitan: Vilars d'Arena) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France, between Grenoble and Briançon. It is in the French Alps, in Massif des Écrins. Near this village located in the Romanche valley, there is La Grave and Col du Lautaret. The access of the valley and its communes is departmental route 1091 (ex-national route 91) (Grenoble – Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Briançon).

Climate

Climate data for Villar-d'Arêne (1991−2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		16.8
(62.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		32.5
(90.5) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.1
(86.2) 		27.0
(80.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		19.1
(66.4) 		13.1
(55.6) 		32.5
(90.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3) 		3.3
(37.9) 		6.4
(43.5) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.5
(58.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		21.5
(70.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		12.7
(54.9) 		6.6
(43.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		11.5
(52.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		0.2
(32.4) 		5.1
(41.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		12.3
(54.1) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.6
(56.5) 		10.5
(50.9) 		7.0
(44.6) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		5.3
(41.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.8
(14.4) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−6
(21) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		2.7
(36.9) 		5.5
(41.9) 		6.8
(44.2) 		6.5
(43.7) 		3.9
(39.0) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−1.0
(30.3)
Record low °C (°F) −26.8
(−16.2) 		−29.6
(−21.3) 		−25.7
(−14.3) 		−18.1
(−0.6) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−2
(28) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−11.4
(11.5) 		−21.7
(−7.1) 		−25.1
(−13.2) 		−29.6
(−21.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.3
(1.74) 		44.1
(1.74) 		52.6
(2.07) 		65.7
(2.59) 		95.4
(3.76) 		77.0
(3.03) 		70.4
(2.77) 		81.9
(3.22) 		58.1
(2.29) 		92.0
(3.62) 		102.2
(4.02) 		77.5
(3.05) 		861.2
(33.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.8 6.6 7.3 7.9 11.5 10.6 8.9 9.3 7.4 7.8 8.4 8.5 100.8
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962146—    
1968160+9.6%
1975155−3.1%
1982184+18.7%
1990178−3.3%
1999219+23.0%
2008284+29.7%
2013324+14.1%
2014330+1.9%

Sights

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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 29 August 2023.
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