Arvière-en-Valromey

Arvière-en-Valromey (French pronunciation: [aʁvjɛʁ ɑ̃ valʁɔmɛ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Brénaz, Chavornay, Lochieu and Virieu-le-Petit.^[3]

Arvière-en-Valromey
Commune
St André's Church
Location of Arvière-en-Valromey
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Coordinates: 45°54′30″N 5°43′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Plateau d'Hauteville
Intercommunality	Bugey Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Annie Meuriau[1]
Area 1	37.18 km2 (14.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	715
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01453 /01260, 01510
Elevation	305–1,524 m (1,001–5,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Arvière-en-Valromey has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Arvière-en-Valromey is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,363.9 mm (53.70 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.7 °C (35.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Arvière-en-Valromey was 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Virieu-le-Petit, Arvière-en-Valromey (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1999−2018)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.4 (59.7)	17.7 (63.9)	23.0 (73.4)	28.0 (82.4)	31.3 (88.3)	35.2 (95.4)	35.6 (96.1)	37.6 (99.7)	29.4 (84.9)	24.6 (76.3)	20.1 (68.2)	17.5 (63.5)	37.6 (99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.9 (40.8)	6.9 (44.4)	11.4 (52.5)	15.8 (60.4)	20.0 (68.0)	24.2 (75.6)	25.8 (78.4)	24.8 (76.6)	20.7 (69.3)	15.9 (60.6)	9.1 (48.4)	5.2 (41.4)	15.4 (59.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.7 (35.1)	3.0 (37.4)	6.8 (44.2)	10.6 (51.1)	14.9 (58.8)	18.6 (65.5)	20.2 (68.4)	19.5 (67.1)	15.8 (60.4)	11.8 (53.2)	5.9 (42.6)	2.2 (36.0)	11.0 (51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.4 (29.5)	−0.8 (30.6)	2.3 (36.1)	5.4 (41.7)	9.7 (49.5)	13.0 (55.4)	14.5 (58.1)	14.2 (57.6)	10.9 (51.6)	7.6 (45.7)	2.8 (37.0)	−0.8 (30.6)	6.5 (43.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.9 (10.6)	−14.2 (6.4)	−10.9 (12.4)	−4.5 (23.9)	1.4 (34.5)	3.2 (37.8)	7.2 (45.0)	7.7 (45.9)	2.2 (36.0)	−3.1 (26.4)	−7.2 (19.0)	−13.1 (8.4)	−14.2 (6.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	117.0 (4.61)	109.4 (4.31)	122.1 (4.81)	104.7 (4.12)	112.6 (4.43)	77.4 (3.05)	97.6 (3.84)	126.7 (4.99)	97.1 (3.82)	134.4 (5.29)	136.6 (5.38)	128.3 (5.05)	1,363.9 (53.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.8	10.3	11.5	10.3	11.3	9.0	9.5	11.4	8.3	11.4	11.8	11.7	127.3
Source: Meteociel[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department