Arvière-en-Valromey  | |
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Location of Arvière-en-Valromey  | |
![]() Arvière-en-Valromey ![]() Arvière-en-Valromey  | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′30″N 5°43′32″E / 45.9083°N 5.7256°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 
| Department | Ain | 
| Arrondissement | Belley | 
| Canton | Plateau d'Hauteville | 
| Intercommunality | Bugey Sud | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Meuriau[1] | 
| Area 1  | 37.18 km2 (14.36 sq mi) | 
| Population | 713 | 
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 01453 /01260, 01510  | 
| Elevation | 305–1,524 m (1,001–5,000 ft) | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arvière-en-Valromey (French pronunciation: [aʁvjɛʁ ɑ̃ valʁɔmɛ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Brénaz, Chavornay, Lochieu and Virieu-le-Petit.[3]
Geography
Climate
Arvière-en-Valromey has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Arvière-en-Valromey is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,363.9 mm (53.70 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.7 °C (35.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Arvière-en-Valromey was 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) on 5 February 2012.
| Climate data for Virieu-le-Petit, Arvière-en-Valromey (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1999−2018) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7)  | 
17.7 (63.9)  | 
23.0 (73.4)  | 
28.0 (82.4)  | 
31.3 (88.3)  | 
35.2 (95.4)  | 
35.6 (96.1)  | 
37.6 (99.7)  | 
29.4 (84.9)  | 
24.6 (76.3)  | 
20.1 (68.2)  | 
17.5 (63.5)  | 
37.6 (99.7)  | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8)  | 
6.9 (44.4)  | 
11.4 (52.5)  | 
15.8 (60.4)  | 
20.0 (68.0)  | 
24.2 (75.6)  | 
25.8 (78.4)  | 
24.8 (76.6)  | 
20.7 (69.3)  | 
15.9 (60.6)  | 
9.1 (48.4)  | 
5.2 (41.4)  | 
15.4 (59.7)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1)  | 
3.0 (37.4)  | 
6.8 (44.2)  | 
10.6 (51.1)  | 
14.9 (58.8)  | 
18.6 (65.5)  | 
20.2 (68.4)  | 
19.5 (67.1)  | 
15.8 (60.4)  | 
11.8 (53.2)  | 
5.9 (42.6)  | 
2.2 (36.0)  | 
11.0 (51.8)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5)  | 
−0.8 (30.6)  | 
2.3 (36.1)  | 
5.4 (41.7)  | 
9.7 (49.5)  | 
13.0 (55.4)  | 
14.5 (58.1)  | 
14.2 (57.6)  | 
10.9 (51.6)  | 
7.6 (45.7)  | 
2.8 (37.0)  | 
−0.8 (30.6)  | 
6.5 (43.7)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6)  | 
−14.2 (6.4)  | 
−10.9 (12.4)  | 
−4.5 (23.9)  | 
1.4 (34.5)  | 
3.2 (37.8)  | 
7.2 (45.0)  | 
7.7 (45.9)  | 
2.2 (36.0)  | 
−3.1 (26.4)  | 
−7.2 (19.0)  | 
−13.1 (8.4)  | 
−14.2 (6.4)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 117.0 (4.61)  | 
109.4 (4.31)  | 
122.1 (4.81)  | 
104.7 (4.12)  | 
112.6 (4.43)  | 
77.4 (3.05)  | 
97.6 (3.84)  | 
126.7 (4.99)  | 
97.1 (3.82)  | 
134.4 (5.29)  | 
136.6 (5.38)  | 
128.3 (5.05)  | 
1,363.9 (53.70)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.8 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 127.3 | 
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
 - ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 17 December 2018 (in French)
 - ↑ "Normales et records pour Virieu-le-Petit (01)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
 


