Novalaise

Novalaise (French pronunciation: [nɔvalɛz]; Arpitan: Novalaze) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Novalaise
Commune
Location of Novalaise
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Coordinates: 45°35′43″N 5°46′20″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Bugey savoyard
Intercommunality	lac d'Aiguebelette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claudine Tavel[1]
Area 1	16.26 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,243
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73191 /73470
Elevation	371–1,160 m (1,217–3,806 ft)
Website	www.novalaise.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Novalaise has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Novalaise is 10.9 °C (51.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,443.4 mm (56.83 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 1.9 °C (35.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Novalaise was 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −25.0 °C (−13.0 °F) on 7 January 1985.

Climate data for Novalaise (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1967−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.3 (68.5)	22.0 (71.6)	26.5 (79.7)	29.4 (84.9)	32.7 (90.9)	37.1 (98.8)	39.0 (102.2)	39.5 (103.1)	33.0 (91.4)	28.0 (82.4)	24.6 (76.3)	21.0 (69.8)	39.5 (103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	7.8 (46.0)	12.7 (54.9)	16.7 (62.1)	20.8 (69.4)	24.9 (76.8)	27.3 (81.1)	26.9 (80.4)	21.7 (71.1)	16.5 (61.7)	10.1 (50.2)	6.1 (43.0)	16.4 (61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	3.0 (37.4)	6.9 (44.4)	10.3 (50.5)	14.4 (57.9)	18.2 (64.8)	20.2 (68.4)	19.9 (67.8)	15.7 (60.3)	11.5 (52.7)	6.0 (42.8)	2.5 (36.5)	10.9 (51.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.0 (28.4)	−1.8 (28.8)	1.1 (34.0)	3.9 (39.0)	8.0 (46.4)	11.5 (52.7)	13.2 (55.8)	13.0 (55.4)	9.6 (49.3)	6.5 (43.7)	1.9 (35.4)	−1.2 (29.8)	5.3 (41.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−18.1 (−0.6)	−15.4 (4.3)	−8.5 (16.7)	−2.0 (28.4)	1.0 (33.8)	4.0 (39.2)	2.5 (36.5)	−1.0 (30.2)	−6.5 (20.3)	−12.1 (10.2)	−17.8 (0.0)	−25.0 (−13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	111.3 (4.38)	95.3 (3.75)	111.0 (4.37)	115.1 (4.53)	136.7 (5.38)	120.7 (4.75)	116.8 (4.60)	108.4 (4.27)	125.5 (4.94)	134.0 (5.28)	138.5 (5.45)	130.1 (5.12)	1,443.4 (56.83)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.5	10.4	11.2	10.8	12.7	11.1	9.1	9.1	9.4	11.6	12.2	12.2	131.4
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	735	—
1975	802	+1.25%
1982	1,017	+3.45%
1990	1,234	+2.45%
1999	1,432	+1.67%
2007	1,712	+2.26%
2012	1,942	+2.55%
2017	2,071	+1.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department