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Névache | |
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 A narrow valley in Névache | |
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Location of Névache  | |
  Névache  Névache | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′11″N 6°36′19″E / 45.0197°N 6.6053°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Briançon-2 |
| Intercommunality | Briançonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claudine Morrier-Chretien |
| Area 1 | 191.93 km2 (74.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 359 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05093 /05100 |
| Elevation | 1,430–3,222 m (4,692–10,571 ft) (avg. 1,596 m or 5,236 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Névache (French pronunciation: [nevaʃ]; Occitan: Nevascha [neˈvastʃɔ, neˈvaːtsɔ]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Geography[edit]
It is situated in the Vallée de la Clarée.
Climate[edit]
Névache has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Névache is 5.0 °C (41.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 762.1 mm (30.00 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 14.1 °C (57.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.5 °C (25.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Névache was 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) on 30 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.3 °C (−17.1 °F) on 15 January 1966.
| Climate data for Névache (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1961−2008) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.7 (44.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.7 (44.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | 11.7 (53.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.9 (26.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | −2.6 (27.3) | 5.0 (41.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) | −10.0 (14.0) | −6.0 (21.2) | −3.0 (26.6) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | −0.2 (31.6) | −5.0 (23.0) | −7.9 (17.8) | −1.7 (28.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.3 (−17.1) | −24.2 (−11.6) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −17.1 (1.2) | −11.2 (11.8) | −8.7 (16.3) | −4.5 (23.9) | −6.0 (21.2) | −9.6 (14.7) | −15.0 (5.0) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −27.5 (−17.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.3 (2.33) | 44.5 (1.75) | 48.8 (1.92) | 70.4 (2.77) | 74.7 (2.94) | 65.7 (2.59) | 50.0 (1.97) | 52.6 (2.07) | 72.5 (2.85) | 88.6 (3.49) | 68.0 (2.68) | 67.0 (2.64) | 762.1 (30.00) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.5 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 95.3 |
| Source: Meteociel[2] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Névache (1991–2020 averages): elevation 1603m | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.3 (39.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 9.7 (49.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | 11.7 (53.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.7 (27.1) | 1.1 (34.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | −2.8 (27.0) | 5.2 (41.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) | −9.6 (14.7) | −5.2 (22.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | 2.1 (35.8) | 4.7 (40.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 0.2 (32.4) | −4.6 (23.7) | −8 (18) | −1.4 (29.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.0 (2.40) | 43.2 (1.70) | 50.3 (1.98) | 62.9 (2.48) | 75.8 (2.98) | 65.5 (2.58) | 54.6 (2.15) | 54.4 (2.14) | 70.7 (2.78) | 94.4 (3.72) | 97.7 (3.85) | 74.0 (2.91) | 804.5 (31.67) |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Administration[edit]
- unknown–2014: Georges Pouchot-Rougeblanc
- 2014–2020: Jean-Louis Chevalier[4]
- 2020–2026: Claudine Morrier-Chretien[5]
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 74 | — |
| 1968 | 128 | +73.0% |
| 1975 | 119 | −7.0% |
| 1982 | 191 | +60.5% |
| 1990 | 245 | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 290 | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 334 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 366 | +9.6% |
Economy[edit]
In the winter months cross-country skiing is a popular activity. Other than tourism the main industry is cattle farming.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Nevache (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "List of mayors of the Hautes-Alpes department". Prefecture of Hautes-Alpes (in French). 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
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