Moûtiers is located deep in the Tarentaise Valley. It is its geographic capital, between Albertville and Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Several popular French ski resorts are located in its vicinity. The Isère flows through the town.
Climateedit
Moûtiers has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classificationCfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Moûtiers is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 930.4 mm (36.63 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.7 °C (71.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.6 °C (34.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Moûtiers was 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) on 7 July 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.2 °C (−0.8 °F) on 15 January 1966.
Climate data for Moûtiers (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1934−present)
Moûtiers was the capital of the Ceutrones, a Celtic tribe of Gaul. Its antique name, Darantasia, appears on a surviving ancient Roman road map known as the Tabula Peutingeriana. In a medieval text dating from 996, Moûtiers was called Monasterium (root of the word "monastery") from which its later names, Moustiers and finally Moûtiers, were derived.
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For other places called Moutiers or Moutiers see Moutiers Moutiers French pronunciation mutje Arpitan Motiers historically also called Tarentaise is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne Rhone Alpes region in Southeastern France In 2018 it had a population of 3 511 Moutiers Motiers Arpitan CommuneView of the Isere in MoutiersCoat of armsLocation of MoutiersMoutiersShow map of FranceMoutiersShow map of Auvergne Rhone AlpesCoordinates 45 29 09 N 6 32 04 E 45 4858 N 6 5344 E 45 4858 6 5344CountryFranceRegionAuvergne Rhone AlpesDepartmentSavoieArrondissementAlbertvilleCantonMoutiersGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Fabrice Pannekoucke 1 LR Area13 16 km2 1 22 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 3 467 Density1 100 km2 2 800 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code73181 73600Elevation465 1 042 m 1 526 3 419 ft avg 479 m or 1 572 ft Websitemoutiers org1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Moutiers is the main access point to the Les Trois Vallees ski region in the French Alps Its railway station although not on a high speed rail line is consequently a seasonally important destination for TGV services from Lyon Paris and elsewhere including abroad 3 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Sightseeing 5 References 6 External linksGeography editMoutiers is located deep in the Tarentaise Valley It is its geographic capital between Albertville and Bourg Saint Maurice Several popular French ski resorts are located in its vicinity The Isere flows through the town Climate edit Moutiers has a oceanic climate Koppen climate classification Cfb closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate Cfa The average annual temperature in Moutiers is 11 9 C 53 4 F The average annual rainfall is 930 4 mm 36 63 in with December as the wettest month The temperatures are highest on average in July at around 21 7 C 71 1 F and lowest in January at around 1 6 C 34 9 F The highest temperature ever recorded in Moutiers was 42 0 C 107 6 F on 7 July 2015 the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18 2 C 0 8 F on 15 January 1966 Climate data for Moutiers 1991 2020 normals extremes 1934 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 16 5 61 7 22 5 72 5 28 1 82 6 32 0 89 6 36 0 96 8 38 0 100 4 42 0 107 6 41 0 105 8 34 0 93 2 29 1 84 4 23 2 73 8 19 0 66 2 42 0 107 6 Mean daily maximum C F 5 2 41 4 8 4 47 1 14 2 57 6 18 5 65 3 22 3 72 1 26 1 79 0 28 4 83 1 28 0 82 4 23 0 73 4 17 5 63 5 10 3 50 5 4 9 40 8 17 2 63 0 Daily mean C F 1 6 34 9 3 6 38 5 8 4 47 1 12 2 54 0 16 1 61 0 19 7 67 5 21 7 71 1 21 4 70 5 17 1 62 8 12 4 54 3 6 4 43 5 1 9 35 4 11 9 53 4 Mean daily minimum C F 1 9 28 6 1 1 30 0 2 6 36 7 5 9 42 6 9 8 49 6 13 2 55 8 15 0 59 0 14 8 58 6 11 3 52 3 7 3 45 1 2 4 36 3 1 0 30 2 6 5 43 7 Record low C F 18 2 0 8 17 0 1 4 13 0 8 6 5 5 22 1 1 0 30 2 1 2 34 2 5 0 41 0 4 0 39 2 0 0 32 0 4 5 23 9 10 2 13 6 18 0 0 4 18 2 0 8 Average precipitation mm inches 96 7 3 81 70 6 2 78 73 3 2 89 58 6 2 31 78 8 3 10 74 7 2 94 77 2 3 04 74 0 2 91 64 8 2 55 75 3 2 96 79 6 3 13 106 8 4 20 930 4 36 63 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 9 1 7 7 8 3 8 2 10 3 9 8 8 9 9 1 8 2 9 1 8 9 9 8 107 5Source Meteo France 4 History edit nbsp Grande Rue in the town centreMoutiers was the capital of the Ceutrones a Celtic tribe of Gaul Its antique name Darantasia appears on a surviving ancient Roman road map known as the Tabula Peutingeriana In a medieval text dating from 996 Moutiers was called Monasterium root of the word monastery from which its later names Moustiers and finally Moutiers were derived Moutiers was the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tarentaise The archdiocese was disbanded in 1801 it was re established as the Diocese of Tarentaise This diocese was united with the Diocese of Chambery and Diocese of St Jean de Maurienne to form the Diocese of Chambery Maurienne and Tarentaise On 16 October 1793 in the course of the French Revolution Moutiers was renamed Mont Salins following an order by Antoine Louis Albitte On 3 January 1796 the name Moutiers was restored In 1814 the town was invaded by Sardinians In 1893 Moutiers Salins Brides les Bains station was opened on the line to Bourg en Bresse station reached in 1913 Until 10 September 1926 Moutiers was a subprefecture of Savoie when its arrondissement was merged with the arrondissement of Albertville retaining the former name The town hall moved to the former subprefecture site shortly thereafter Today the town has a small historic centre with narrow streets surrounding Saint Pierre Cathedral It hosted the television display for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 19684 161 19754 187 0 09 19824 342 0 52 19904 295 0 14 19994 151 0 38 20073 893 0 80 20123 811 0 42 20173 501 1 68 Source INSEE 5 Sightseeing editSaint Pierre CathedralReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 6 June 2023 Populations legales 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 La gare de Moutiers en Savoie devient modulable une premiere en France France 3 Auvergne Rhone Alpes in French Published on 28 March 2017 Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991 2020 et records PDF in French Meteo France Retrieved September 9 2022 Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEEExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moutiers Moutiers on the Quid site Mention of Darantasia in the Tabula Peutingeriana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moutiers amp oldid 1183280778, 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