Longevilles-Mont-d'Or
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Longevilles-Mont-d'Or (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ʒvil mɔ̃ dɔʁ]; unofficial also Les Longevilles) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Longevilles-Mont-d'Or | |
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A general view of Longevilles-Mont-d'Or | |
 Location of Longevilles-Mont-d'Or | |
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| Coordinates: 46°45′16″N 6°19′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| Canton | Frasne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Jacquemin-Verguet[1] |
Area 1 | 13.25 km2 (5.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 625 |
| • Density | 47.2/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25348 /25370 |
| Elevation | 890–1,463 m (2,920–4,800 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is located 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Mouthe. The village lies in a valley at the foot of the Mont d'Or, a massif that covers 90% of the territory of the commune.[citation needed]
The commune has views of the Alps and the Swiss plain.
Climate
| Climate data for Longevilles, 1193m (1981−2010 normals, 1992−2015 extremes) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.8 (44.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 115.2 (4.54) |
110.6 (4.35) |
112.0 (4.41) |
115.0 (4.53) |
150.7 (5.93) |
130.3 (5.13) |
149.3 (5.88) |
148.7 (5.85) |
133.7 (5.26) |
137.3 (5.41) |
132.7 (5.22) |
140.2 (5.52) |
1,575.7 (62.03) |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 248 | — |
| 1975 | 253 | +0.29% |
| 1982 | 272 | +1.04% |
| 1990 | 323 | +2.17% |
| 1999 | 368 | +1.46% |
| 2007 | 402 | +1.11% |
| 2012 | 445 | +2.05% |
| 2017 | 581 | +5.48% |
| 2023 | 625 | +1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Economy
Winter sports and tourism dominate the economy of the commune. It is one of the six communes that have operated the Métabief Mont-d'Or ski resort since 1970.
