Villar-d'Arêne
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 | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 146 | — |
| 1968 | 160 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 155 | −3.1% |
| 1982 | 184 | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 178 | −3.3% |
| 1999 | 219 | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 284 | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 324 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 330 | +1.9% |
Sights
- mountains as Massif des Ecrins, La Meije
- Écrins National Park
- Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret
- Tradition of boiled bread ("pain bouilli" or "pain noir"), a rye bread made with boiled water, in village's oven
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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