Aussois | |
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Aussois seen from La Norma ski resort in February 2011. | |
Coordinates: 45°13′38″N 6°44′32″E / 45.2272°N 06.7423°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Savoie |
Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
Canton | Modane |
Intercommunality | CC Haute Maurienne Vanoise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Boyer [1] |
Area 1 | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 687 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Demonym | Aussoyens / Aussoyennes |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
73023 /73500 |
Elevation | 1,120–3,600 m (3,670–11,810 ft) |
Website | www.aussois.com |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Aussois (French pronunciation:
[oswa]) is a
commune in the
Vanoise massif, in the
Savoie
department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
region in south-eastern
France. The village is on the border of France's first National Park, the
Vanoise National Park.
Although not as well known as other resorts right on the other side of the mountain like Val Thorens, it is popular with the French as ski resort in winter and as mountain destination in summer.
At 8 km (5.0 mi) from
Modane, it is ideally located in the
Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of
Lyon,
Geneva,
Grenoble and
Chambéry. Aussois can also be reached from
Turin via the
Fréjus Road Tunnel, linking
Bardonecchia in Italy and Modane.
[3]
Nearby
Gare de Modane is a large railway station with a high-speed service (
TGV) Paris - Chambéry - Turin - Milan.
The resort offers 55 km (34 mi) of slopes, 21 slopes (6 Green, 5 Blue, 8 Red, 2 Black).
[4]
Aussois has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb) closely bordering on an oceanic climate (Cfb). The average annual temperature in Aussois is 7.3 °C (45.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 771.0 mm (30.35 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 16.1 °C (61.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.5 °C (31.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Aussois was 32.8 °C (91.0 °F) on 5 July 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −22.5 °C (−8.5 °F) on 12 January 1987.
Climate data for Aussois (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1986−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.0 (2.91) |
55.0 (2.17) |
55.5 (2.19) |
52.7 (2.07) |
71.7 (2.82) |
62.8 (2.47) |
50.8 (2.00) |
58.1 (2.29) |
56.0 (2.20) |
70.9 (2.79) |
83.0 (3.27) |
80.5 (3.17) |
771.0 (30.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 101.6 |
Source: Météo-France [5] |
Aussois | |
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Aussois seen from La Norma ski resort in February 2011. | |
Coordinates: 45°13′38″N 6°44′32″E / 45.2272°N 06.7423°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Savoie |
Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
Canton | Modane |
Intercommunality | CC Haute Maurienne Vanoise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Boyer [1] |
Area 1 | 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 687 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Demonym | Aussoyens / Aussoyennes |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
73023 /73500 |
Elevation | 1,120–3,600 m (3,670–11,810 ft) |
Website | www.aussois.com |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Aussois (French pronunciation:
[oswa]) is a
commune in the
Vanoise massif, in the
Savoie
department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
region in south-eastern
France. The village is on the border of France's first National Park, the
Vanoise National Park.
Although not as well known as other resorts right on the other side of the mountain like Val Thorens, it is popular with the French as ski resort in winter and as mountain destination in summer.
At 8 km (5.0 mi) from
Modane, it is ideally located in the
Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of
Lyon,
Geneva,
Grenoble and
Chambéry. Aussois can also be reached from
Turin via the
Fréjus Road Tunnel, linking
Bardonecchia in Italy and Modane.
[3]
Nearby
Gare de Modane is a large railway station with a high-speed service (
TGV) Paris - Chambéry - Turin - Milan.
The resort offers 55 km (34 mi) of slopes, 21 slopes (6 Green, 5 Blue, 8 Red, 2 Black).
[4]
Aussois has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb) closely bordering on an oceanic climate (Cfb). The average annual temperature in Aussois is 7.3 °C (45.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 771.0 mm (30.35 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 16.1 °C (61.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.5 °C (31.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Aussois was 32.8 °C (91.0 °F) on 5 July 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −22.5 °C (−8.5 °F) on 12 January 1987.
Climate data for Aussois (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1986−present) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.0 (2.91) |
55.0 (2.17) |
55.5 (2.19) |
52.7 (2.07) |
71.7 (2.82) |
62.8 (2.47) |
50.8 (2.00) |
58.1 (2.29) |
56.0 (2.20) |
70.9 (2.79) |
83.0 (3.27) |
80.5 (3.17) |
771.0 (30.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 101.6 |
Source: Météo-France [5] |