Les Estables

Les Estables (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɛstabl]; Occitan: Los Estables) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. The area is known for its ski resorts and outdoor activities.^[2]

Les Estables
Commune
Location of Les Estables
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Coordinates: 44°54′19″N 4°09′18″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton	Mézenc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Brun[1]
Area 1	33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	321
• Density	9.46/km2 (24.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43091 /43150
Elevation	1,033–1,725 m (3,389–5,659 ft) (avg. 1,346 m or 4,416 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

A young geometer, who was doing survey work in the area for the Cassini maps, the first modern maps of France, was hacked to death by suspicious villagers in the 1740s.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	526	—
1975	480	−1.30%
1982	350	−4.41%
1990	312	−1.43%
1999	325	+0.45%
2009	355	+0.89%
2014	334	−1.21%
2020	319	−0.76%
Source: INSEE[4]

Climate

Climate data for Les Estables, 1350m (1991−2020 normals, 2009−2024 extremes)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.4 (63.3)	16.1 (61.0)	18.9 (66.0)	21.4 (70.5)	26.3 (79.3)	31.9 (89.4)	29.7 (85.5)	33.0 (91.4)	26.3 (79.3)	25.8 (78.4)	18.8 (65.8)	16.7 (62.1)	33.0 (91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	1.8 (35.2)	6.0 (42.8)	10.0 (50.0)	12.7 (54.9)	17.8 (64.0)	20.9 (69.6)	20.8 (69.4)	16.6 (61.9)	11.7 (53.1)	6.4 (43.5)	3.7 (38.7)	10.9 (51.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.9 (30.4)	−1.3 (29.7)	2.4 (36.3)	5.8 (42.4)	8.4 (47.1)	13.0 (55.4)	15.6 (60.1)	15.4 (59.7)	11.8 (53.2)	8.0 (46.4)	3.5 (38.3)	0.7 (33.3)	6.9 (44.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−4.3 (24.3)	−1.2 (29.8)	1.6 (34.9)	4.1 (39.4)	8.1 (46.6)	10.3 (50.5)	10.1 (50.2)	7.0 (44.6)	4.2 (39.6)	0.6 (33.1)	−2.2 (28.0)	2.9 (37.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−16.9 (1.6)	−19.2 (−2.6)	−14.4 (6.1)	−8.6 (16.5)	−4.7 (23.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	3.5 (38.3)	3.2 (37.8)	−0.7 (30.7)	−7.9 (17.8)	−12.2 (10.0)	−15.0 (5.0)	−19.2 (−2.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	83.9 (3.30)	65.5 (2.58)	91.0 (3.58)	99.9 (3.93)	122.6 (4.83)	109.5 (4.31)	93.7 (3.69)	60.5 (2.38)	86.8 (3.42)	154.4 (6.08)	181.0 (7.13)	77.9 (3.07)	1,226.7 (48.3)
Source: Météo-France[5]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department