Ristolas
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, France
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Ristolas is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Abriès-Ristolas.[2] The village lies in the Queyras, in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Guil, which has its source in the southeastern part of the commune.
Ristolas | |
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Part of Abriès-Ristolas | |
The church of Ristolas | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ristolas | |
  Ristolas  Ristolas | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′29″N 6°57′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Guillestre |
| Commune | Abriès-Ristolas |
Area 1 | 82.18 km2 (31.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 97 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05460 |
| Elevation | 1,571–3,294 m (5,154–10,807 ft) (avg. 1,610 m or 5,280 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Climate
| Climate data for Ristolas (1991–2020 averages, 2004–2024 extremes): elevation 1670m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.4 (−8.3) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35.2 (1.39) |
35.5 (1.40) |
50.9 (2.00) |
102.5 (4.04) |
119.0 (4.69) |
93.5 (3.68) |
56.6 (2.23) |
50.9 (2.00) |
74.7 (2.94) |
83.9 (3.30) |
142.5 (5.61) |
47.7 (1.88) |
892.9 (35.16) |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
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| Source: EHESS (1793–1999)[4] and INSEE[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
