Avrieux

Avrieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Avrieux
Commune
The road into Avrieux
Location of Avrieux
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Coordinates: 45°12′55″N 6°43′21″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Canton	Modane
Intercommunality	CC Haute Maurienne Vanoise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Buttard[1]
Area 1	37.85 km2 (14.61 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	394
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Demonym	Avrionlins / Avrionlines
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73026 /73500
Elevation	1,094–3,506 m (3,589–11,503 ft)
Website	www.avrieux.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Avrieux has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Avrieux is 8.5 °C (47.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 600.4 mm (23.64 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.0 °C (64.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.9 °C (30.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Avrieux was 36.0 °C (96.8 °F) on 19 July 2023; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −21.6 °C (−6.9 °F) on 9 January 1985.

Climate data for Avrieux (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1948−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.4 (57.9)	20.1 (68.2)	23.0 (73.4)	26.5 (79.7)	30.5 (86.9)	35.0 (95.0)	36.0 (96.8)	35.0 (95.0)	30.5 (86.9)	27.8 (82.0)	21.6 (70.9)	15.8 (60.4)	36.0 (96.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	5.1 (41.2)	10.1 (50.2)	13.6 (56.5)	18.0 (64.4)	22.1 (71.8)	24.5 (76.1)	24.1 (75.4)	19.4 (66.9)	14.7 (58.5)	7.6 (45.7)	2.5 (36.5)	13.7 (56.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.9 (30.4)	0.3 (32.5)	4.6 (40.3)	7.9 (46.2)	12.1 (53.8)	15.9 (60.6)	18.0 (64.4)	17.7 (63.9)	13.7 (56.7)	9.4 (48.9)	3.6 (38.5)	−0.6 (30.9)	8.5 (47.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.7 (23.5)	−4.4 (24.1)	−0.8 (30.6)	2.2 (36.0)	6.3 (43.3)	9.7 (49.5)	11.5 (52.7)	11.3 (52.3)	7.9 (46.2)	4.1 (39.4)	−0.5 (31.1)	−3.7 (25.3)	3.2 (37.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−21.6 (−6.9)	−21.1 (−6.0)	−18.4 (−1.1)	−9.3 (15.3)	−4.1 (24.6)	−0.5 (31.1)	1.8 (35.2)	1.3 (34.3)	−2.0 (28.4)	−7.8 (18.0)	−15.6 (3.9)	−18.4 (−1.1)	−21.6 (−6.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	54.1 (2.13)	36.0 (1.42)	36.6 (1.44)	39.9 (1.57)	57.4 (2.26)	53.5 (2.11)	39.8 (1.57)	50.7 (2.00)	47.5 (1.87)	60.4 (2.38)	63.2 (2.49)	61.3 (2.41)	600.4 (23.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7.9	7.0	6.9	7.3	9.8	9.1	7.5	8.4	7.5	7.3	8.8	8.7	96.2
Source: Météo-France[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Avrieux is twinned with Piedicavallo, Italy (2009).

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department