Montagnieu, Ain
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Montagnieu | |
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Commune | |
 Chateau | |
Location of Montagnieu  | |
  Montagnieu  Montagnieu | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′41″N 5°28′05″E / 45.7947°N 5.4681°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Lagnieu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Roset[1] |
Area 1 | 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 684 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01255 /01470 |
| Elevation | 200–714 m (656–2,343 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montagnieu (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃taɲø]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is sited on the eastern bank of the river Rhone, which forms the border with the Isere department to the west.
The 18th century parish church is dedicated to Saint Didier.
Climate
Montagnieu has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Montagnieu is 12.4 °C (54.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,099.9 mm (43.30 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.5 °C (70.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C (37.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Montagnieu was 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.7 °C (5.5 °F) on 7 February 2012.
| Climate data for Montagnieu (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1994−2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.0 (104.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.8 (3.65) |
72.9 (2.87) |
75.4 (2.97) |
83.3 (3.28) |
98.1 (3.86) |
82.5 (3.25) |
75.0 (2.95) |
78.1 (3.07) |
99.0 (3.90) |
111.0 (4.37) |
122.3 (4.81) |
109.5 (4.31) |
1,099.9 (43.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 108.9 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
