Lescheraines
Lescheraines
Lècherena (Arpitan) | |
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.JPG) The hamlet of Le Pont, in Lescheraines | |
Location of Lescheraines  | |
  Lescheraines  Lescheraines | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′33″N 6°06′21″E / 45.7092°N 6.1058°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Saint-Alban-Leysse |
| Intercommunality | Grand Chambéry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Merlin[1] |
Area 1 | 8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 788 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73146 /73340 |
| Elevation | 578–1,305 m (1,896–4,281 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lescheraines (French pronunciation: [lɛʃ(ə)ʁɛn]; Arpitan: Lècherena) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 781.
Geography
[edit]The village of Lescheraines is located in the northern part of the commune, above the left bank of the Chéran, which forms the commune's northeastern border.
Climate
[edit]Lescheraines has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). The average annual temperature in Lescheraines is 9.3 °C (48.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,363.4 mm (53.68 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.7 °C (65.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C (32.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Lescheraines was 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 18 August 1943; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.0 °C (−16.6 °F) on 3 January 1971.
| Climate data for Lescheraines (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1940−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.0 (−16.6) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 115.8 (4.56) |
97.2 (3.83) |
102.8 (4.05) |
100.6 (3.96) |
117.3 (4.62) |
112.4 (4.43) |
109.7 (4.32) |
114.9 (4.52) |
115.4 (4.54) |
117.0 (4.61) |
121.8 (4.80) |
138.5 (5.45) |
1,363.4 (53.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.9 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 124.7 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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