Valdahon

Valdahon (French pronunciation: [valdaɔ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Valdahon
Commune
A general view of Valdahon
Coat of arms
Location of Valdahon
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Coordinates: 47°09′01″N 6°20′44″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Valdahon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Le Hir[1]
Area 1	25.51 km2 (9.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,715
• Density	224.0/km2 (580.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25578 /25800
Elevation	531–736 m (1,742–2,415 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,252	—
1975	2,597	+2.06%
1982	3,242	+3.22%
1990	3,534	+1.08%
1999	4,027	+1.46%
2007	4,777	+2.16%
2012	5,182	+1.64%
2017	5,595	+1.55%
Source: INSEE[3]

Climate

Climate data for Valdahon-Adam-lès-Vercel (1997–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	21.5 (70.7)	25.8 (78.4)	27.4 (81.3)	30.7 (87.3)	35.8 (96.4)	38.4 (101.1)	37.2 (99.0)	32.7 (90.9)	28.5 (83.3)	23.5 (74.3)	18.8 (65.8)	38.4 (101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.0 (41.0)	6.1 (43.0)	10.3 (50.5)	14.7 (58.5)	18.5 (65.3)	22.6 (72.7)	24.4 (75.9)	24.1 (75.4)	20.0 (68.0)	15.6 (60.1)	9.5 (49.1)	5.9 (42.6)	14.7 (58.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	1.8 (35.2)	5.3 (41.5)	9.1 (48.4)	13.0 (55.4)	16.9 (62.4)	18.7 (65.7)	18.4 (65.1)	14.6 (58.3)	10.8 (51.4)	5.5 (41.9)	2.3 (36.1)	9.8 (49.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	−2.5 (27.5)	0.3 (32.5)	3.5 (38.3)	7.4 (45.3)	11.1 (52.0)	12.9 (55.2)	12.7 (54.9)	9.3 (48.7)	6.0 (42.8)	1.5 (34.7)	−1.3 (29.7)	4.9 (40.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−20.1 (−4.2)	−22.9 (−9.2)	−8.6 (16.5)	−2.9 (26.8)	−0.5 (31.1)	3.6 (38.5)	4.0 (39.2)	0.7 (33.3)	−7.1 (19.2)	−14.4 (6.1)	−22.2 (−8.0)	−22.9 (−9.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	124.5 (4.90)	111.5 (4.39)	119.7 (4.71)	107.8 (4.24)	135.6 (5.34)	125.2 (4.93)	120.5 (4.74)	131.6 (5.18)	107.9 (4.25)	140.8 (5.54)	134.2 (5.28)	151.4 (5.96)	1,510.7 (59.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	13.9	12.4	12.6	12.0	13.6	11.3	11.1	11.9	9.8	12.6	13.8	15.5	150.3
Source: Meteociel[4]

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department