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
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
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
References
- ^ "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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