Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps, is the most elevated commune in France and in Western 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.
Climateedit
Saint-Véran has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classificationDfb). 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)
saint, véran, homophone, places, disambiguation, white, burgundy, wine, french, pronunciation, veʁɑ, occitan, sent, veran, ˈsã, vˈʀã, commune, hautes, alpes, department, southeastern, france, queyras, regional, natural, park, communea, view, within, august, 20. For homophone places see Saint Verand disambiguation For the white Burgundy wine see Saint Veran AOC Saint Veran French pronunciation sɛ veʁɑ Occitan Sent Veran ˈsa vˈʀa is a commune in the Hautes Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park Saint VeranCommuneA view within Saint Veran in August 2008Coat of armsLocation of Saint VeranSaint VeranShow map of FranceSaint VeranShow map of Provence Alpes Cote d AzurCoordinates 44 42 03 N 6 52 09 E 44 7008 N 6 8692 E 44 7008 6 8692CountryFranceRegionProvence Alpes Cote d AzurDepartmentHautes AlpesArrondissementBrianconCantonGuillestreGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Mathieu Antoine 1 Area144 75 km2 17 28 sq mi Population 2021 2 167 Density3 7 km2 9 7 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code05157 05350Elevation1 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 gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 2 Name 3 Population 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography editSaint Veran located in the French Alps is the most elevated commune in France and in Western 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 edit Saint Veran has a humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dfb The average annual temperature in Saint Veran 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 Veran 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 Veran 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 Mean daily maximum 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 Mean daily minimum 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 editThe village is named after Saint Veran 6th century Bishop of Cavaillon who in legend drove away a dragon The Observatoire de Saint Veran was constructed nearby by the Observatoire de Paris in the early 1970s Population editHistorical populationYearPop 1962236 1968220 6 8 1975232 5 5 1982275 18 5 1990257 6 5 1999267 3 9 2008282 5 6 See also editCommunes of the Hautes Alpes departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 Page 505 Chapter Hautes Alpes book France Collection Guide vert publisher Le Michelin 2009 Normales et records pour St Veran 05 Meteociel Retrieved 7 June 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Veran Tourism Office website nbsp This Hautes Alpes geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Veran amp oldid 1218450886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
