Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Alpine commune in France
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Pralognan-la-Vanoise (French pronunciation: [pʁalɔɲɑ̃ la vanwaz]) or simply Pralognan (Arpitan: Pralonyan) is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 689.[3] The commune is located within Vanoise National Park.
Pralognan-la-Vanoise
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A general view of Pralognan-la-Vanoise | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pralognan-la-Vanoise | |
  Pralognan-la-Vanoise  Pralognan-la-Vanoise | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′57″N 6°43′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Moûtiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Martine Blanc[1] |
Area 1 | 88.57 km2 (34.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 689 |
| • Density | 7.78/km2 (20.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73206 /73710 |
| Elevation | 1,208–3,855 m (3,963–12,648 ft) |
| Website | www.pralognan.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Patinoire olympique was the curling venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics hosted in Albertville and surroundings in the French Alps.[4]
Geography
Climate
Pralognan-la-Vanoise has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Pralognan-la-Vanoise is 6.0 °C (42.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,105.6 mm (43.53 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 15.1 °C (59.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.8 °C (27.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pralognan-la-Vanoise was 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) on 31 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.4 °C (−17.3 °F) on 3 February 1956.
| Climate data for Pralognan-la-Vanoise (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1934−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95.1 (3.74) |
78.0 (3.07) |
77.2 (3.04) |
72.2 (2.84) |
110.5 (4.35) |
97.5 (3.84) |
97.8 (3.85) |
96.1 (3.78) |
83.7 (3.30) |
94.9 (3.74) |
97.3 (3.83) |
105.3 (4.15) |
1,105.6 (43.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 123.6 |
| Source: Météo-France[5] | |||||||||||||
