Mouthe
Mouthe | |
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A general view of Mouthe | |
Coordinates: 46°42′41″N 6°11′40″E / 46.7114°N 6.1944°ECoordinates: 46°42′41″N 6°11′40″E / 46.7114°N 6.1944°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
Canton | Frasne |
Intercommunality | Hauts du Doubs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Élisabeth Rampant |
Area 1 | 38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi) |
Population (2016-01-01)[1] | 1,117 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 25413 /25240 |
Elevation | 926–1,414 m (3,038–4,639 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Mouthe is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The town is known for having the coldest recorded temperature in France.[2]
Geography[edit]
The town is located 30 km (19 mi) south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. The source of the Doubs River is 2 km (1.2 mi) from Mouthe.
Climate[edit]
Mouthe, is located in a region of the Jura Mountains known as "Little Siberia" (La Petite Sibérie) and snowfalls are not uncommon as late as the third week of March.[2] Although the average low temperature for January in the town ranges from about -6 °C to -10 °C, the low temperature descended to -32.8 °C (-27.0 °F) on 13 January 1968, and fell further, to -41.2 °C (-41.1 °F) on 17 January 1985.[2]
Climate data for Mouthe, elevation: 940 m (3,084 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1880–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −36.7 (−34.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 154.0 (6.06) |
137.6 (5.42) |
140.1 (5.52) |
123.8 (4.87) |
146.3 (5.76) |
141.3 (5.56) |
118.0 (4.65) |
129.6 (5.10) |
135.8 (5.35) |
156.4 (6.16) |
155.9 (6.14) |
174.1 (6.85) |
1,712.9 (67.44) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.5 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 152.3 |
Source: Meteo France[3] |
The village and its church served as the location for the film Nobody Else But You 2011).
Population[edit]
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 680 | — |
1968 | 760 | +11.8% |
1975 | 811 | +6.7% |
1982 | 813 | +0.2% |
1990 | 898 | +10.5% |
1999 | 891 | −0.8% |
2008 | 972 | +9.1% |
2012 | 954 | −1.9% |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2016". INSEE. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mouthe (Doubs) "La Petite Sibérie" : Le village le plus froid de France". Sondages & Tendances. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Mouthe (25)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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