Val-Cenis

Val-Cenis is a commune in the department of Savoie, southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Termignon (the seat), Bramans, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Lanslevillard and Sollières-Sardières.^[3]

Val-Cenis
Commune
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Coordinates: 45°16′41″N 6°49′05″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Canton	Modane
Intercommunality	Haute Maurienne-Vanoise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Arnoux[1]
Area 1	408.05 km2 (157.55 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,092
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73290 /73500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Val-Cenis has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). The average annual temperature in Val-Cenis is 3.0 °C (37.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 890.2 mm (35.05 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 11.8 °C (53.2 °F), and lowest in February, at around −4.4 °C (24.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Val-Cenis was 26.0 °C (78.8 °F) on 30 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −25.0 °C (−13.0 °F) on 11 February 1986.

Climate data for Val-Cenis (Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, altitude 2000m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1971–2014)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.0 (55.4)	14.5 (58.1)	16.5 (61.7)	18.0 (64.4)	22.8 (73.0)	24.0 (75.2)	26.0 (78.8)	25.0 (77.0)	22.9 (73.2)	19.7 (67.5)	16.8 (62.2)	14.0 (57.2)	26.0 (78.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.1 (30.0)	−1.4 (29.5)	0.8 (33.4)	2.9 (37.2)	8.1 (46.6)	12.6 (54.7)	15.4 (59.7)	15.0 (59.0)	11.0 (51.8)	7.0 (44.6)	1.9 (35.4)	−0.5 (31.1)	6.0 (42.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−4.4 (24.1)	−2.2 (28.0)	0.1 (32.2)	5.0 (41.0)	9.1 (48.4)	11.8 (53.2)	11.6 (52.9)	7.9 (46.2)	4.2 (39.6)	−0.7 (30.7)	−3.3 (26.1)	3.0 (37.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.9 (19.6)	−7.3 (18.9)	−5.3 (22.5)	−2.7 (27.1)	2.0 (35.6)	5.6 (42.1)	8.2 (46.8)	8.2 (46.8)	4.9 (40.8)	1.5 (34.7)	−3.2 (26.2)	−6.1 (21.0)	−0.1 (31.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−14.0 (6.8)	−9.2 (15.4)	−4.6 (23.7)	−1.5 (29.3)	−3.0 (26.6)	−6.5 (20.3)	−9.9 (14.2)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−25.0 (−13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	42.9 (1.69)	33.9 (1.33)	46.9 (1.85)	62.4 (2.46)	122.5 (4.82)	97.7 (3.85)	64.6 (2.54)	83.3 (3.28)	113.6 (4.47)	106.8 (4.20)	68.6 (2.70)	47.0 (1.85)	890.2 (35.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.9	6.0	7.3	9.4	11.8	9.8	7.9	8.5	8.5	9.1	8.2	7.1	100.5
Source: Météo-France[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,876	—
1975	1,539	−8.55%
1982	1,712	+1.53%
1990	1,908	+1.36%
1999	2,021	+0.64%
2007	2,052	+0.19%
2012	2,110	+0.56%
2017	2,088	−0.21%
Source: INSEE[5]

Gallery

• Nature and landscapes
• 
  The commune lies at the limit of the Vanoise National Park
• 
  The Dent Parrachée
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  Petit Mont Cenis Pass
• 
  Permanent return of the wolf in the commune in 2003
• 
  Monolithe of Sardières (93 m)
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  Mont Cenis campanula
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  The lake and plateau of Mont Cenis
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  Panoramic view of the massifs of Mont Cenis and Ambin

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department