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Saint-Véran (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ veʁɑ̃]; Occitan: Sent Veran [ˈsã vˈʀã]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park.

Saint-Véran
Commune
A view within Saint-Véran, in August 2008
Location of Saint-Véran
Saint-Véran
Saint-Véran
Coordinates: 44°42′03″N 6°52′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementBriançon
CantonGuillestre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Mathieu Antoine[1]
Area
1
44.75 km2 (17.28 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
192
  Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05157 /05350
Elevation1,756–3,175 m (5,761–10,417 ft)
(avg. 2,040 m or 6,690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps, is the most elevated commune in France and in Europe.[3] 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 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 709.6 mm (27.94 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 13.9 °C (57.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.8 °C (28.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Véran was 30.7 °C (87.3 °F) on 23 August 1961; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −26.0 °C (−14.8 °F) on 10 February 1986.

Climate data for Saint-Véran (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1951−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
16.0
(60.8)
17.8
(64.0)
20.0
(68.0)
23.8
(74.8)
29.1
(84.4)
30.0
(86.0)
30.7
(87.3)
28.2
(82.8)
24.5
(76.1)
19.9
(67.8)
17.5
(63.5)
30.7
(87.3)
Average high °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
3.8
(38.8)
6.1
(43.0)
8.0
(46.4)
12.3
(54.1)
16.5
(61.7)
20.1
(68.2)
20.1
(68.2)
16.4
(61.5)
12.0
(53.6)
6.4
(43.5)
3.3
(37.9)
10.7
(51.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8)
−1.6
(29.1)
0.7
(33.3)
2.7
(36.9)
7.0
(44.6)
10.8
(51.4)
13.9
(57.0)
13.9
(57.0)
10.4
(50.7)
6.7
(44.1)
1.7
(35.1)
−1.2
(29.8)
5.3
(41.5)
Average low °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)
−7.0
(19.4)
−4.7
(23.5)
−2.6
(27.3)
1.8
(35.2)
5.1
(41.2)
7.8
(46.0)
7.6
(45.7)
4.4
(39.9)
1.3
(34.3)
−3.0
(26.6)
−5.8
(21.6)
−0.1
(31.8)
Record low °C (°F) −22.0
(−7.6)
−26.0
(−14.8)
−24.8
(−12.6)
−14.2
(6.4)
−10.0
(14.0)
−6.2
(20.8)
−2.2
(28.0)
−2.5
(27.5)
−6.1
(21.0)
−12.0
(10.4)
−17.0
(1.4)
−19.3
(−2.7)
−26.0
(−14.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.7
(1.60)
33.3
(1.31)
42.2
(1.66)
68.5
(2.70)
63.5
(2.50)
83.1
(3.27)
53.2
(2.09)
59.3
(2.33)
71.5
(2.81)
83.0
(3.27)
59.0
(2.32)
52.3
(2.06)
709.6
(27.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.4 5.3 6.8 9.0 10.2 9.5 7.1 8.1 7.0 8.6 7.0 7.3 92.4
Source: Meteociel[4]

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 population
YearPop.±%
1962236    
1968220−6.8%
1975232+5.5%
1982275+18.5%
1990257−6.5%
1999267+3.9%
2008282+5.6%

See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Page 505, Chapter Hautes Alpes, book France, Collection Guide vert, publisher Le Michelin, 2009
  4. "Normales et records pour St Veran (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.




На других языках


- [en] Saint-Véran

[es] Saint-Véran

Saint-Véran es una comuna y población de Francia, en la región de Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, departamento de Altos Alpes, en el distrito de Briançon y cantón de Aiguilles. Está integrada en la Communauté de communes du Queyras-l'Escarton du Queyras .

[ru] Сен-Веран (Верхние Альпы)

Сен-Вера́н (фр. Saint-Véran, окс. Sent Veran) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Прованс — Альпы — Лазурный Берег. Департамент коммуны — Верхние Альпы. Входит в состав кантона Эгюий. Округ коммуны — Бриансон.



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