Villar-Loubière

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Location of Villar-Loubière
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(2020–2026) Marie Bellon[1]Area
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22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
35 • Density1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
05182 /05800
Elevation975–3,098 m (3,199–10,164 ft)
(avg. 1,030 m or 3,380 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villar-Loubière (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ lubjɛʁ]; Occitan: Vilard Lobiera) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

Climate

Villar-Loubière has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Villar-Loubière is 7.8 °C (46.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,224.2 mm (48.20 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.4 °C (27.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Villar-Loubière was 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) on 25 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.5 °C (−10.3 °F) on 6 February 2012.

Climate data for Villar-Loubière (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1986−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.4
(75.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		30.5
(86.9) 		37.0
(98.6) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.5
(95.9) 		30.5
(86.9) 		26.9
(80.4) 		19.6
(67.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		37.0
(98.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4) 		4.9
(40.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		13.2
(55.8) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		19.1
(66.4) 		14.2
(57.6) 		5.7
(42.3) 		1.4
(34.5) 		13.1
(55.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		4.0
(39.2) 		7.1
(44.8) 		11.7
(53.1) 		15.0
(59.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		17.3
(63.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		9.2
(48.6) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		7.8
(46.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.5
(22.1) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		5.4
(41.7) 		8.3
(46.9) 		10.6
(51.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		7.4
(45.3) 		4.3
(39.7) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		2.5
(36.5)
Record low °C (°F) −21.5
(−6.7) 		−23.5
(−10.3) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		2.5
(36.5) 		1.5
(34.7) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−23.5
(−10.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 105.9
(4.17) 		85.7
(3.37) 		87.2
(3.43) 		104.5
(4.11) 		101.7
(4.00) 		86.4
(3.40) 		65.1
(2.56) 		75.2
(2.96) 		109.0
(4.29) 		151.3
(5.96) 		124.9
(4.92) 		127.3
(5.01) 		1,224.2
(48.20)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.8 7.0 8.4 9.5 11.4 9.3 6.7 7.4 7.7 10.0 8.8 9.6 104.6
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196290—    
196895+5.6%
197578−17.9%
198274−5.1%
199059−20.3%
199962+5.1%
200849−21.0%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Villar Loubiere (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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