Vitrolles
Commune
Orchards
Orchards
Coat of arms of Vitrolles
Location of Vitrolles
Vitrolles is located in France
Vitrolles
Vitrolles
Vitrolles is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vitrolles
Vitrolles
Coordinates: 44°24′47″N 5°57′17″E / 44.4131°N 5.9547°E / 44.4131; 5.9547
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonTallard
IntercommunalityCA Gap-Tallard-Durance
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Claudie Joubert[1]
Area
1
14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
214
  Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05184 /05110
Elevation545–1,455 m (1,788–4,774 ft)
(avg. 760 m or 2,490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vitrolles (French pronunciation: [vitʁɔl]; Occitan: Vitròla) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

Climate

Vitrolles has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Vitrolles is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 763.6 mm (30.06 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.1 °C (70.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vitrolles was 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.1 °C (4.8 °F) on 7 February 2012.

Climate data for Vitrolles (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1997−2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)
21.3
(70.3)
26.2
(79.2)
30.2
(86.4)
32.0
(89.6)
36.0
(96.8)
36.2
(97.2)
38.6
(101.5)
32.9
(91.2)
30.0
(86.0)
21.2
(70.2)
18.3
(64.9)
38.6
(101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)
10.5
(50.9)
14.9
(58.8)
17.7
(63.9)
22.4
(72.3)
26.7
(80.1)
29.1
(84.4)
28.7
(83.7)
23.9
(75.0)
18.8
(65.8)
12.1
(53.8)
7.8
(46.0)
18.4
(65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
4.2
(39.6)
8.0
(46.4)
10.9
(51.6)
15.3
(59.5)
19.1
(66.4)
21.1
(70.0)
20.9
(69.6)
16.9
(62.4)
12.6
(54.7)
6.7
(44.1)
2.9
(37.2)
11.8
(53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)
−2.1
(28.2)
1.2
(34.2)
4.0
(39.2)
8.3
(46.9)
11.6
(52.9)
13.2
(55.8)
13.2
(55.8)
9.8
(49.6)
6.4
(43.5)
1.3
(34.3)
−2.0
(28.4)
5.2
(41.4)
Record low °C (°F) −11.7
(10.9)
−15.1
(4.8)
−11.7
(10.9)
−3.3
(26.1)
−0.7
(30.7)
1.8
(35.2)
5.4
(41.7)
5.5
(41.9)
1.8
(35.2)
−4.4
(24.1)
−9.2
(15.4)
−13.5
(7.7)
−15.1
(4.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57.5
(2.26)
44.6
(1.76)
52.8
(2.08)
72.3
(2.85)
67.6
(2.66)
49.3
(1.94)
31.2
(1.23)
44.0
(1.73)
79.1
(3.11)
101.3
(3.99)
91.7
(3.61)
72.2
(2.84)
763.6
(30.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.8 4.6 6.9 8.4 8.2 5.8 4.6 5.1 5.6 7.9 8.1 7.4 79.4
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962181    
1968182+0.6%
1975155−14.8%
1982137−11.6%
1990134−2.2%
1999139+3.7%
2008206+48.2%
2016205−0.5%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "Normales et records pour Vitrolles (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.


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