Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf ɑ̃(n‿)wazɑ̃], lit. 'Saint-Christophe in Oisans') is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3]
Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans | |
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 Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans around 1935 | |
 Location of Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans | |
  Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans Location within France  Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′28″N 6°10′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Oisans-Romanche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Arthaud[1] |
Area 1 | 123.5 km2 (47.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 99 |
| • Density | 0.80/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38375 /38520 |
| Elevation | 1,168–4,008 m (3,832–13,150 ft) (avg. 1,470 m or 4,820 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 St-Christophe, 1570m (1991−2018 normals, extremes 1964−2018) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.5 (2.93) |
58.0 (2.28) |
67.4 (2.65) |
70.4 (2.77) |
86.2 (3.39) |
84.4 (3.32) |
71.9 (2.83) |
85.7 (3.37) |
88.2 (3.47) |
116.9 (4.60) |
110.5 (4.35) |
89.5 (3.52) |
1,003.6 (39.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 114.3 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 91 | — |
| 1975 | 74 | −2.91% |
| 1982 | 103 | +4.84% |
| 1990 | 103 | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 106 | +0.32% |
| 2007 | 134 | +2.97% |
| 2012 | 105 | −4.76% |
| 2017 | 107 | +0.38% |
| 2023 | 99 | −1.29% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
