Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne

Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl də mɔʁjɛn], literally Saint-Michel of Maurienne; Arpitan: Sin Mestyé) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Commune
The river Arc in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
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Coordinates: 45°13′07″N 6°28′27″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Canton	Modane
Intercommunality	Maurienne-Galibier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gaetan Mancuso[1]
Area 1	36.31 km2 (14.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,432
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73261 /73140
Elevation	698–3,130 m (2,290–10,269 ft)
Website	www.saint-michel-de-maurienne.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

Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The station is located at an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft); due to its location on a leeward slope, there is significantly less precipitation than nearby areas. It is quite common to exceed 30 °C (86 °F) in summer, sometimes the maximum temperature can reach 35 °C (95 °F), and in winter it is relatively rare to fall below −10 °C (14 °F). The average annual temperature in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 754.3 mm (29.70 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.3 °C (68.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C (34.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne was 38.2 °C (100.8 °F) on 19 August 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.6 °C (2.1 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1997−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.8 (64.0)	22.8 (73.0)	26.4 (79.5)	27.8 (82.0)	32.8 (91.0)	37.2 (99.0)	38.0 (100.4)	38.2 (100.8)	31.6 (88.9)	29.5 (85.1)	22.4 (72.3)	18.5 (65.3)	38.2 (100.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.5 (41.9)	7.9 (46.2)	13.3 (55.9)	17.3 (63.1)	21.0 (69.8)	25.2 (77.4)	27.4 (81.3)	26.6 (79.9)	22.4 (72.3)	17.5 (63.5)	10.4 (50.7)	5.9 (42.6)	16.7 (62.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	2.9 (37.2)	7.4 (45.3)	11.2 (52.2)	14.8 (58.6)	18.4 (65.1)	20.3 (68.5)	19.8 (67.6)	16.1 (61.0)	11.8 (53.2)	5.9 (42.6)	2.0 (35.6)	11.0 (51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.8 (27.0)	−2.1 (28.2)	1.5 (34.7)	5.1 (41.2)	8.6 (47.5)	11.7 (53.1)	13.3 (55.9)	12.9 (55.2)	9.8 (49.6)	6.1 (43.0)	1.5 (34.7)	−1.9 (28.6)	5.3 (41.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−14.9 (5.2)	−16.6 (2.1)	−12.3 (9.9)	−3.7 (25.3)	−0.6 (30.9)	1.3 (34.3)	6.2 (43.2)	4.0 (39.2)	0.3 (32.5)	−4.2 (24.4)	−10.5 (13.1)	−13.8 (7.2)	−16.6 (2.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	73.8 (2.91)	49.3 (1.94)	59.5 (2.34)	49.9 (1.96)	71.4 (2.81)	54.4 (2.14)	60.3 (2.37)	67.0 (2.64)	53.5 (2.11)	64.7 (2.55)	74.5 (2.93)	76.0 (2.99)	754.3 (29.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.1	7.0	7.8	8.0	10.5	8.7	8.7	9.3	7.1	8.1	8.5	8.4	100.4
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,978	—
1975	3,743	−0.87%
1982	3,418	−1.29%
1990	2,919	−1.95%
1999	2,714	−0.81%
2007	2,770	+0.26%
2012	2,584	−1.38%
2017	2,461	−0.97%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department
• The 1917 Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment, which killed several hundred French troops.
• Saint-Michel-Valloire station
• Château de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne