La_Motte-Servolex
La Motte-Servolex
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
La Motte-Servolex (French pronunciation: [la mɔt sɛʁvɔlɛks]; Arpitan: La Mota-Cèrvolê) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.[3]
La Motte-Servolex | |
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The centre of La Motte-Servolex | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′51″N 5°52′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | La Motte-Servolex |
| Intercommunality | Grand Chambéry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Luc Berthoud[1] |
| Area 1 | 29.85 km2 (11.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 12,299 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73179 /73290 |
| Elevation | 232–1,440 m (761–4,724 ft) |
| Website | www.mairie-lamotteservolex.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Climate
La Motte-Servolex has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in La Motte-Servolex is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,391.8 mm (54.80 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.2 °C (70.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C (36.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Motte-Servolex was 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) on 7 January 1985.
| Climate data for La Motte-Servolex (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1984−2015) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 124.0 (4.88) |
111.1 (4.37) |
112.4 (4.43) |
110.1 (4.33) |
111.7 (4.40) |
111.2 (4.38) |
97.3 (3.83) |
106.6 (4.20) |
124.0 (4.88) |
129.5 (5.10) |
125.3 (4.93) |
128.6 (5.06) |
1,391.8 (54.80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.5 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 122.3 |
| Source: Météo-France[4] | |||||||||||||
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,281 | — |
| 1975 | 5,253 | +6.95% |
| 1982 | 7,182 | +4.57% |
| 1990 | 9,349 | +3.35% |
| 1999 | 10,912 | +1.73% |
| 2007 | 11,423 | +0.57% |
| 2012 | 11,452 | +0.05% |
| 2017 | 11,826 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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