Montagnieu (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃taɲø]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is sited on the eastern bank of the river Rhone, which forms the border with the Isere department to the west.
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Montagnieu | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 45°47′41″N 5°28′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Belley |
Canton | Lagnieu |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Roset[1] |
Area 1 | 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
Population | 647 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01255 /01470 |
Elevation | 200–714 m (656–2,343 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The 18th century parish church is dedicated to St Didier.
Montagnieu has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Montagnieu is 12.4 °C (54.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,099.9 mm (43.30 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.5 °C (70.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C (37.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Montagnieu was 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.7 °C (5.5 °F) on 7 February 2012.
Climate data for Montagnieu (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1994−2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.8 (3.65) |
72.9 (2.87) |
75.4 (2.97) |
83.3 (3.28) |
98.1 (3.86) |
82.5 (3.25) |
75.0 (2.95) |
78.1 (3.07) |
99.0 (3.90) |
111.0 (4.37) |
122.3 (4.81) |
109.5 (4.31) |
1,099.9 (43.30) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 108.9 |
Source: Meteociel[3] |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 287 | — |
1968 | 306 | +6.6% |
1975 | 354 | +15.7% |
1982 | 372 | +5.1% |
1990 | 356 | −4.3% |
1999 | 386 | +8.4% |
2008 | 484 | +25.4% |
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