Chastreix
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Chastreix is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Chastreix | |
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The church in Chastreix | |
 Location of Chastreix | |
  Chastreix  Chastreix | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′46″N 2°44′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Issoire |
| Canton | Le Sancy[1] |
| Intercommunality | Massif du Sancy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Babut[2] |
Area 1 | 45.12 km2 (17.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[3] | 226 |
| • Density | 5.01/km2 (13.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63098 /63680 |
| Elevation | 895–1,883 m (2,936–6,178 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
To the northeast of Chastreix is the small ski resort of Chastreix-Sancy.
Climate
| Climate data for Chastreix (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 122.5 (4.82) |
107.9 (4.25) |
112.6 (4.43) |
125.2 (4.93) |
154.3 (6.07) |
139.0 (5.47) |
123.5 (4.86) |
120.4 (4.74) |
141.1 (5.56) |
141.6 (5.57) |
165.9 (6.53) |
153.3 (6.04) |
1,607.3 (63.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.6 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 151.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97.5 | 118.3 | 152.9 | 166.8 | 171.1 | 196.3 | 228.6 | 211.6 | 176.8 | 138.0 | 87.2 | 91.8 | 1,836.9 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
