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Challes-les-Eaux

Coordinates: 45°32′43″N 5°58′49″E / 45.5453°N 5.9803°E / 45.5453; 5.9803
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Challes-les-Eaux
Chales (Arpitan)
Challes-les-Eaux Town Hall
Challes-les-Eaux Town Hall
Coat of arms of Challes-les-Eaux
Location of Challes-les-Eaux
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Challes-les-Eaux is located in France
Challes-les-Eaux
Challes-les-Eaux
Challes-les-Eaux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Challes-les-Eaux
Challes-les-Eaux
Coordinates: 45°32′43″N 5°58′49″E / 45.5453°N 5.9803°E / 45.5453; 5.9803
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementChambéry
CantonLa Ravoire
IntercommunalityGrand Chambéry
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Josette Remy[1]
Area
1
5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,617
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
DemonymChallésiens / Challésiennes
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73064 /73190
Elevation290–565 m (951–1,854 ft)
Websiteville-challesleseaux.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Challes-les-Eaux (French pronunciation: [ʃal le.z‿o]; Arpitan: Chales), known as Triviers until 1872, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Chambéry Aerodrome is located in the commune.

Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux station, located in Chambéry to the northwest of Challes-les-Eaux, bears the name of the commune along that of Chambéry.

Geography

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Climate

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Challes-les-Eaux has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Challes-les-Eaux is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,147.6 mm (45.18 in) with December as the wettest month.

The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.5 °C (70.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C (36.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Challes-les-Eaux was 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) on 31 July 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) on 14 January 1960.

Climate data for Challes-les-Eaux (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1946−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2)
21.9
(71.4)
27.1
(80.8)
29.5
(85.1)
33.7
(92.7)
37.5
(99.5)
39.8
(103.6)
39.7
(103.5)
33.6
(92.5)
30.6
(87.1)
25.3
(77.5)
23.3
(73.9)
39.8
(103.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
8.7
(47.7)
13.9
(57.0)
17.7
(63.9)
21.7
(71.1)
25.6
(78.1)
28.1
(82.6)
27.7
(81.9)
22.8
(73.0)
17.4
(63.3)
10.8
(51.4)
6.8
(44.2)
17.3
(63.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
3.6
(38.5)
7.8
(46.0)
11.4
(52.5)
15.6
(60.1)
19.4
(66.9)
21.5
(70.7)
21.1
(70.0)
16.9
(62.4)
12.3
(54.1)
6.5
(43.7)
2.9
(37.2)
11.8
(53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8)
−1.5
(29.3)
1.7
(35.1)
5.1
(41.2)
9.5
(49.1)
13.2
(55.8)
15.0
(59.0)
14.6
(58.3)
11.0
(51.8)
7.2
(45.0)
2.3
(36.1)
−1.0
(30.2)
6.3
(43.3)
Record low °C (°F) −23.0
(−9.4)
−22.1
(−7.8)
−16.1
(3.0)
−8.1
(17.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
0.3
(32.5)
3.1
(37.6)
3.9
(39.0)
−1.2
(29.8)
−6.0
(21.2)
−12.8
(9.0)
−19.9
(−3.8)
−23.0
(−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 95.1
(3.74)
74.0
(2.91)
86.5
(3.41)
83.4
(3.28)
99.7
(3.93)
97.2
(3.83)
93.3
(3.67)
100.2
(3.94)
97.1
(3.82)
101.3
(3.99)
107.6
(4.24)
112.2
(4.42)
1,147.6
(45.18)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.4 8.5 9.7 9.8 11.1 10.4 9.0 9.0 8.6 10.7 10.9 11.1 119.1
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,031—    
1975 2,308+1.84%
1982 2,580+1.60%
1990 2,801+1.03%
1999 3,931+3.84%
2009 5,073+2.58%
2014 5,229+0.61%
2020 5,609+1.18%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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