Saint-Véran
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{{About||homophone places|Saint-Vérand (disambiguation)|the white Burgundy wine|Saint-Véran AOC}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Véran
|commune status = Commune
|image = Dans Saint-Véran 2.JPG
|caption = A view within Saint-Véran, in August 2008
|image coat of arms = Blason SaintVeran.svg
|arrondissement = Briançon
|canton = Guillestre
|INSEE = 05157
|postal code = 05350
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality =
|coordinates = {{coord|44.7008|6.8692|format=dms|type:city(282)_region:FR|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 2040
|elevation min m = 1756
|elevation max m = 3175
|area km2 = 44.75
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Saint-Véran ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ veʁɑ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Sent Veran}} [ˈsã vˈʀã]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Geography
Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps, is the most elevated commune in France and in Western Europe.Page 505, Chapter Hautes Alpes, book France, Collection Guide vert, publisher Le Michelin, 2009 It is the third highest village in Europe, after Trepalle in Italy and Juf in Switzerland.
The permanent population is around 300 but swells with tourists in both summer and winter. In addition to tourism the main activities are agriculture and woodcraft.
=Climate=
Saint-Véran has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Véran is {{cvt|5.3|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|709.6|mm}} with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|13.9|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|-1.8|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Véran was {{cvt|30.7|C}} on 23 August 1961; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-26.0|C}} on 10 February 1986.
{{Weather box
|location= Saint-Véran (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1951−present)
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|Jan record high C = 15.5
|Feb record high C = 16.0
|Mar record high C = 17.8
|Apr record high C = 20.0
|May record high C = 23.8
|Jun record high C = 29.1
|Jul record high C = 30.0
|Aug record high C = 30.7
|Sep record high C = 28.2
|Oct record high C = 24.5
|Nov record high C = 19.9
|Dec record high C = 17.5
|year record high C = 30.7
|Jan high C = 3.1
|Feb high C = 3.8
|Mar high C = 6.1
|Apr high C = 8.0
|May high C = 12.3
|Jun high C = 16.5
|Jul high C = 20.1
|Aug high C = 20.1
|Sep high C = 16.4
|Oct high C = 12.0
|Nov high C = 6.4
|Dec high C = 3.3
|year high C = 10.7
|Jan mean C = -1.8
|Feb mean C = -1.6
|Mar mean C = 0.7
|Apr mean C = 2.7
|May mean C = 7.0
|Jun mean C = 10.8
|Jul mean C = 13.9
|Aug mean C = 13.9
|Sep mean C = 10.4
|Oct mean C = 6.7
|Nov mean C = 1.7
|Dec mean C = -1.2
|year mean C = 5.3
|Jan low C = -6.6
|Feb low C = -7.0
|Mar low C = -4.7
|Apr low C = -2.6
|May low C = 1.8
|Jun low C = 5.1
|Jul low C = 7.8
|Aug low C = 7.6
|Sep low C = 4.4
|Oct low C = 1.3
|Nov low C = -3.0
|Dec low C = -5.8
|year low C = -0.1
|Jan record low C = -22.0
|Feb record low C = -26.0
|Mar record low C = -24.8
|Apr record low C = -14.2
|May record low C = -10.0
|Jun record low C = -6.2
|Jul record low C = -2.2
|Aug record low C = -2.5
|Sep record low C = -6.1
|Oct record low C = -12.0
|Nov record low C = -17.0
|Dec record low C = -19.3
|year record low C = -26.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 40.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 33.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 42.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 68.5
|May precipitation mm = 63.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 83.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 53.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 59.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 71.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 83.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 59.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 52.3
|year precipitation mm = 709.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 6.4
|Feb precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 6.8
|Apr precipitation days = 9.0
|May precipitation days = 10.2
|Jun precipitation days = 9.5
|Jul precipitation days = 7.1
|Aug precipitation days = 8.1
|Sep precipitation days = 7.0
|Oct precipitation days = 8.6
|Nov precipitation days = 7.0
|Dec precipitation days = 7.3
|year precipitation days = 92.4
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|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=5157001|title=Normales et records pour St Veran (05)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=7 June 2022}}}}
Name
The village is named after Saint Véran, 6th century Bishop of Cavaillon who in legend drove away a dragon.
The Observatoire de Saint-Véran was constructed nearby by the Observatoire de Paris in the early 1970s.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align=left
|1962|236
|1968|220
|1975|232
|1982|275
|1990|257
|1999|267
|2008|282
}}
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See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Saint-Véran}}
- [http://www.saintveran.com/ Tourism Office website]
{{Hautes-Alpes communes}}
{{Les Plus Beaux Villages de France}}
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Category:Communes of Hautes-Alpes
Category:Plus Beaux Villages de France
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