Freney
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Freney is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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| Coordinates: 45°11′41″N 6°37′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roland Avenière[1] |
Area 1 | 11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 116 |
| • Density | 10.4/km2 (27.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73119 /73500 |
| Elevation | 939–2,960 m (3,081–9,711 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
According to a 2010 study by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the commune is situated in a "mountain climate".[3] In 2020, Météo-France published its own typology of French climates in which it categorized the commune's climate as a mountain climate or "mountain margins" climate within the Northern Alps climate region.[4]
From 1971 to 2000, the average annual temperature was 7.9 °C (46.2 °F), with an annual range of 16.5 °C (61.7 °F). The average annual rainfall was 876 millimetres (34.5 in), with 8.5 days of rainfall in January and 7.7 days of rainfall in July.[3]
Map of the commune's infrastructure and land use in 2018
Satellite image of the commune
