Jarrier
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Jarrier (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁje]; Savoyard: Zharyé)[3] is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Jarrier
Zharyé (Savoyard) | |
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The Saint-Roch Chapel in 2015 | |
 Location of Jarrier | |
  Jarrier  Jarrier | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′52″N 6°19′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Picton[1] |
Area 1 | 17.79 km2 (6.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 506 |
| • Density | 28.4/km2 (73.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73138 /73300 |
| Elevation | 760–2,173 m (2,493–7,129 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".[4] 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.[5]
From 1971 to 2000, the average annual temperature was 8.3 °C (46.9 °F), with an annual range of 17.4 °C (63.3 °F). The average annual rainfall was 1,156 millimetres (45.5 in), with 9.7 days of rainfall in January and 8.9 days of rainfall in July.[4]
Map of the commune's infrastructure and land use in 2018
Satellite image of the commune
Demographics
As of 2023, the population of the commune was 506.[6] The age distribution was skewed towards the elderly, with 13.5% of the population aged 14 and under, 9.3% aged 15−29, 16% aged 30−44, 22.4% aged 45−59, 27.4% aged 60−74, and 11.5% aged 75 or higher. Since 2015, the population of the 60−74 and 75+ age ranges had increased while the younger age ranges had decreased in population.[7]
The commune had 153 single-family households, 56.1% of which were couples without children. 37.3% were couples with children, and a further 6.6% were single-parent households. 87.8% of permanent residences were owned by their occupants, while 9.7% were rented. The median disposable household income was €26,000.[7]
