Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
|commune status = Commune
|image = Saint-Michel de Maurienne (Savoie).JPG
|caption = The river Arc in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (Savoie).svg
|arrondissement = Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
|canton = Modane
|INSEE = 73261
|postal code = 73140
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Maurienne-Galibier
|coordinates = {{coord|45.2186|6.4742|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 698
|elevation max m = 3130
|area km2 = 36.31
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|website = [http://www.saint-michel-de-maurienne.com/ www.saint-michel-de-maurienne.com]
}}
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ miʃɛl də mɔʁjɛn}}, literally Saint-Michel of Maurienne; {{langx|frp|Sin Mestyé}}) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Geography
=Climate=
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The station is located at an altitude of {{cvt|700|m}}; due to its location on a leeward slope, there is significantly less precipitation than nearby areas. It is quite common to exceed {{cvt|30|C}} in summer, sometimes the maximum temperature can reach {{cvt|35|C}}, and in winter it is relatively rare to fall below {{cvt|-10|C}}. The average annual temperature in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is {{cvt|11.0|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|754.3|mm}} with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|20.3|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|1.3|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne was {{cvt|38.2|C}} on 19 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-16.6|C}} on 5 February 2012.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1997−present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|collapsed= Y
|Jan record high C = 17.8
|Feb record high C = 22.8
|Mar record high C = 26.4
|Apr record high C = 27.8
|May record high C = 32.8
|Jun record high C = 37.2
|Jul record high C = 38.0
|Aug record high C = 38.2
|Sep record high C = 31.6
|Oct record high C = 29.5
|Nov record high C = 22.4
|Dec record high C = 18.5
|Jan record low C = -14.9
|Feb record low C = -16.6
|Mar record low C = -12.3
|Apr record low C = -3.7
|May record low C = -0.6
|Jun record low C = 1.3
|Jul record low C = 6.2
|Aug record low C = 4.0
|Sep record low C = 0.3
|Oct record low C = -4.2
|Nov record low C = -10.5
|Dec record low C = -13.8
|Jan high C = 5.5
|Feb high C = 7.9
|Mar high C = 13.3
|Apr high C = 17.3
|May high C = 21.0
|Jun high C = 25.2
|Jul high C = 27.4
|Aug high C = 26.6
|Sep high C = 22.4
|Oct high C = 17.5
|Nov high C = 10.4
|Dec high C = 5.9
|year high C = 16.7
|Jan mean C = 1.3
|Feb mean C = 2.9
|Mar mean C = 7.4
|Apr mean C = 11.2
|May mean C = 14.8
|Jun mean C = 18.4
|Jul mean C = 20.3
|Aug mean C = 19.8
|Sep mean C = 16.1
|Oct mean C = 11.8
|Nov mean C = 5.9
|Dec mean C = 2.0
|year mean C = 11.0
|Jan low C = -2.8
|Feb low C = -2.1
|Mar low C = 1.5
|Apr low C = 5.1
|May low C = 8.6
|Jun low C = 11.7
|Jul low C = 13.3
|Aug low C = 12.9
|Sep low C = 9.8
|Oct low C = 6.1
|Nov low C = 1.5
|Dec low C = -1.9
|year low C = 5.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 73.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 49.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 59.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 49.9
|May precipitation mm = 71.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 54.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 60.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 67.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 53.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 64.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 74.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 76.0
|year precipitation mm = 754.3
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.1
|Feb precipitation days = 7.0
|Mar precipitation days = 7.8
|Apr precipitation days = 8.0
|May precipitation days = 10.5
|Jun precipitation days = 8.7
|Jul precipitation days = 8.7
|Aug precipitation days = 9.3
|Sep precipitation days = 7.1
|Oct precipitation days = 8.1
|Nov precipitation days = 8.5
|Dec precipitation days = 8.4
|year precipitation days = 100.4
|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_73261003.pdf
| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records
| language = fr
| publisher = Météo-France
| access-date = September 9, 2022}}}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-73261#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |3978
|1975 |3743
|1982 |3418
|1990 |2919
|1999 |2714
|2007 |2770
|2012 |2584
|2017 |2461
}}
See also
- Communes of the Savoie department
- The 1917 Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment, which killed several hundred French troops.
- Saint-Michel-Valloire station
- Château de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
References
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External links
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- [http://www.saint-michel-de-maurienne.com/ Official site]
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