Laragne-Montéglin

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Location of Laragne-Montéglin

(2020–2026) Jean-Marc Duprat^[1]Area

23.51 km² (9.08 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,585 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

05070 /05300

Elevation544–1,240 m (1,785–4,068 ft)
(avg. 573 m or 1,880 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laragne-Montéglin (French pronunciation: [laʁaɲ mɔ̃teɡlɛ̃]; Occitan: L'Aranha Montaiglin) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

Climate

Laragne-Montéglin has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Laragne-Montéglin is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 815.2 mm (32.09 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.0 °C (71.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C (35.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Laragne-Montéglin was 41.1 °C (106.0 °F) on 26 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.4 °C (0.7 °F) on 18 December 2010.

Climate data for Laragne-Montéglin (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1992−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.6 (69.1)	24.3 (75.7)	26.6 (79.9)	30.3 (86.5)	34.1 (93.4)	41.1 (106.0)	38.7 (101.7)	39.6 (103.3)	35.5 (95.9)	29.8 (85.6)	22.1 (71.8)	18.0 (64.4)	41.1 (106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.3 (45.1)	10.5 (50.9)	15.2 (59.4)	17.8 (64.0)	22.9 (73.2)	27.7 (81.9)	30.4 (86.7)	29.7 (85.5)	24.0 (75.2)	18.9 (66.0)	11.8 (53.2)	7.0 (44.6)	18.6 (65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.1 (35.8)	4.2 (39.6)	8.1 (46.6)	10.8 (51.4)	15.5 (59.9)	19.6 (67.3)	22.0 (71.6)	21.5 (70.7)	16.8 (62.2)	12.5 (54.5)	6.5 (43.7)	2.4 (36.3)	11.9 (53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.0 (26.6)	−2.1 (28.2)	1.0 (33.8)	3.9 (39.0)	8.2 (46.8)	11.5 (52.7)	13.6 (56.5)	13.3 (55.9)	9.5 (49.1)	6.2 (43.2)	1.2 (34.2)	−2.1 (28.2)	5.1 (41.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.7 (3.7)	−16.1 (3.0)	−12.6 (9.3)	−5.5 (22.1)	−0.8 (30.6)	2.7 (36.9)	6.0 (42.8)	5.6 (42.1)	−0.7 (30.7)	−4.5 (23.9)	−11.7 (10.9)	−17.4 (0.7)	−17.4 (0.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	68.6 (2.70)	40.6 (1.60)	36.0 (1.42)	79.7 (3.14)	73.5 (2.89)	53.0 (2.09)	37.4 (1.47)	50.4 (1.98)	98.1 (3.86)	99.6 (3.92)	107.0 (4.21)	71.3 (2.81)	815.2 (32.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.7	4.8	5.3	8.3	8.6	5.5	4.4	5.6	6.6	7.6	8.3	7.7	79.5
Source: Meteociel^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,579	—
1975	3,847	+1.04%
1982	3,647	−0.76%
1990	3,371	−0.98%
1999	3,296	−0.25%
2007	3,508	+0.78%
2012	3,579	+0.40%
2017	3,511	−0.38%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Normales et records pour Laragne Monteglin (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE