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Virieu-le-Petit

Coordinates: 45°54′31″N 5°43′28″E / 45.9086°N 5.7244°E / 45.9086; 5.7244
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Virieu-le-Petit
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Location of Virieu-le-Petit
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Virieu-le-Petit is located in France
Virieu-le-Petit
Virieu-le-Petit
Virieu-le-Petit is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Virieu-le-Petit
Virieu-le-Petit
Coordinates: 45°54′31″N 5°43′28″E / 45.9086°N 5.7244°E / 45.9086; 5.7244
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonPlateau d'Hauteville
CommuneArvière-en-Valromey
Area
1
16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
330
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
01260
Elevation419–1,524 m (1,375–5,000 ft)
(avg. 635 m or 2,083 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Virieu-le-Petit (French pronunciation: [viʁjø pəti]; Arpitan: Veriô-le-Petit) is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Arvière-en-Valromey.[2]

Geography

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Climate

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Virieu-le-Petit has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Virieu-le-Petit is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,363.9 mm (53.70 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.7 °C (35.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Virieu-le-Petit was 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Virieu-le-Petit (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1999−2018)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7)
17.7
(63.9)
23.0
(73.4)
28.0
(82.4)
31.3
(88.3)
35.2
(95.4)
35.6
(96.1)
37.6
(99.7)
29.4
(84.9)
24.6
(76.3)
20.1
(68.2)
17.5
(63.5)
37.6
(99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8)
6.9
(44.4)
11.4
(52.5)
15.8
(60.4)
20.0
(68.0)
24.2
(75.6)
25.8
(78.4)
24.8
(76.6)
20.7
(69.3)
15.9
(60.6)
9.1
(48.4)
5.2
(41.4)
15.4
(59.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1)
3.0
(37.4)
6.8
(44.2)
10.6
(51.1)
14.9
(58.8)
18.6
(65.5)
20.2
(68.4)
19.5
(67.1)
15.8
(60.4)
11.8
(53.2)
5.9
(42.6)
2.2
(36.0)
11.0
(51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5)
−0.8
(30.6)
2.3
(36.1)
5.4
(41.7)
9.7
(49.5)
13.0
(55.4)
14.5
(58.1)
14.2
(57.6)
10.9
(51.6)
7.6
(45.7)
2.8
(37.0)
−0.8
(30.6)
6.5
(43.7)
Record low °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6)
−14.2
(6.4)
−10.9
(12.4)
−4.5
(23.9)
1.4
(34.5)
3.2
(37.8)
7.2
(45.0)
7.7
(45.9)
2.2
(36.0)
−3.1
(26.4)
−7.2
(19.0)
−13.1
(8.4)
−14.2
(6.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 117.0
(4.61)
109.4
(4.31)
122.1
(4.81)
104.7
(4.12)
112.6
(4.43)
77.4
(3.05)
97.6
(3.84)
126.7
(4.99)
97.1
(3.82)
134.4
(5.29)
136.6
(5.38)
128.3
(5.05)
1,363.9
(53.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.8 10.3 11.5 10.3 11.3 9.0 9.5 11.4 8.3 11.4 11.8 11.7 127.3
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006310—    
2011307−0.19%
2015302−0.41%
2021330+1.49%
Source: INSEE[4][5][1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 December 2018 (in French)
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Virieu-le-Petit (01)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE
  5. ^ Populations légales 2015, INSEE