| Pralognan-la-Vanoise Pralonyan (Arpitan) | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 A general view of Pralognan-la-Vanoise | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Pralognan-la-Vanoise | |
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| Coordinates: 45°22′57″N 6°43′20″E / 45.3825°N 6.7222°E / 45.3825; 6.7222 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Moûtiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Martine Blanc |
| Area | 88.57 km (34.20 sq mi) |
| Population | 700 |
| • Density | 7.9/km (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73206 /73710 |
| Elevation | 1,208–3,855 m (3,963–12,648 ft) |
| Website | www.pralognan.com |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pralognan-la-Vanoise (French pronunciation: [pʁalɔɲɑ̃ la vanwaz]) or simply Pralognan (Arpitan: Pralonyan) is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 715. The commune is located within Vanoise National Park.
The Patinoire olympique was the curling venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics hosted in Albertville and surroundings in the French Alps.
Geography
Climate
Pralognan-la-Vanoise has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Pralognan-la-Vanoise is 6.0 °C (42.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,105.6 mm (43.53 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 15.1 °C (59.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.8 °C (27.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pralognan-la-Vanoise was 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) on 31 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.4 °C (−17.3 °F) on 3 February 1956.
| Climate data for Pralognan-la-Vanoise (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1934−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95.1 (3.74) |
78.0 (3.07) |
77.2 (3.04) |
72.2 (2.84) |
110.5 (4.35) |
97.5 (3.84) |
97.8 (3.85) |
96.1 (3.78) |
83.7 (3.30) |
94.9 (3.74) |
97.3 (3.83) |
105.3 (4.15) |
1,105.6 (43.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 123.6 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- 1992 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 110-1. (in English and French)
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
