Ristolas

Ristolas is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Abriès-Ristolas.^[2] The village lies in the Queyras, in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Guil, which has its source in the southeastern part of the commune.

Ristolas
Part of Abriès-Ristolas
The church of Ristolas
Coat of arms
Location of Ristolas
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Coordinates: 44°46′29″N 6°57′23″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Guillestre
Commune	Abriès-Ristolas
Area 1	82.18 km2 (31.73 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	97
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	05460
Elevation	1,571–3,294 m (5,154–10,807 ft) (avg. 1,610 m or 5,280 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Climate

Climate data for Ristolas (1991–2020 averages, 2004–2024 extremes): elevation 1670m
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.1 (59.2)	18.3 (64.9)	19.6 (67.3)	21.4 (70.5)	26.3 (79.3)	32.6 (90.7)	31.3 (88.3)	31.6 (88.9)	29.9 (85.8)	25.0 (77.0)	19.8 (67.6)	11.7 (53.1)	32.6 (90.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	4.4 (39.9)	7.1 (44.8)	10.8 (51.4)	14.9 (58.8)	19.9 (67.8)	23.1 (73.6)	22.6 (72.7)	18.7 (65.7)	14.1 (57.4)	7.3 (45.1)	3.0 (37.4)	12.4 (54.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−3.0 (26.6)	0.5 (32.9)	4.5 (40.1)	8.1 (46.6)	12.1 (53.8)	14.4 (57.9)	13.9 (57.0)	10.6 (51.1)	6.8 (44.2)	1.3 (34.3)	−3.1 (26.4)	5.2 (41.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10.2 (13.6)	−10.5 (13.1)	−6.2 (20.8)	−1.8 (28.8)	1.2 (34.2)	4.2 (39.6)	5.6 (42.1)	5.2 (41.4)	2.6 (36.7)	−0.5 (31.1)	−4.6 (23.7)	−9.2 (15.4)	−2.0 (28.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−26.0 (−14.8)	−24.0 (−11.2)	−15.5 (4.1)	−9.0 (15.8)	−5.3 (22.5)	−1.7 (28.9)	−4.2 (24.4)	−8.3 (17.1)	−15.5 (4.1)	−21.7 (−7.1)	−22.6 (−8.7)	−26.0 (−14.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35.2 (1.39)	35.5 (1.40)	50.9 (2.00)	102.5 (4.04)	119.0 (4.69)	93.5 (3.68)	56.6 (2.23)	50.9 (2.00)	74.7 (2.94)	83.9 (3.30)	142.5 (5.61)	47.7 (1.88)	892.9 (35.16)
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 716 —     1800 686 −0.61% 1806 750 +1.50% 1821 673 −0.72% 1831 643 −0.45% 1836 639 −0.12% 1841 618 −0.67% 1846 599 −0.62% 1851 600 +0.03% 1856 584 −0.54% 1861 601 +0.58% 1866 493 −3.88% 1872 380 −4.25% 1876 425 +2.84% 1881 411 −0.67% 1886 450 +1.83% 1891 373 −3.68% 1896 332 −2.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 308 −1.49% 1906 312 +0.26% 1911 285 −1.79% 1921 226 −2.29% 1926 192 −3.21% 1931 153 −4.44% 1936 158 +0.65% 1946 50 −10.87% 1954 59 +2.09% 1962 49 −2.29% 1968 50 +0.34% 1975 68 +4.49% 1982 52 −3.76% 1990 72 +4.15% 1999 78 +0.89% 2006 91 +2.23% 2011 80 −2.54% 2016 80 +0.00%
Source: EHESS (1793–1999)[4] and INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department