Hauteluce

Hauteluce (French pronunciation: [otlys]; Arpitan: Hôtaluce) is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located in Beaufortain, on the departmental border with Haute-Savoie. In 2019, Hauteluce had a population of 758.

Hauteluce Hôtaluce (Arpitan)
Commune
A general view of Hauteluce
Coat of arms
Location of Hauteluce
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Coordinates: 45°45′07″N 6°35′11″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Albertville
Canton	Ugine
Intercommunality	CA Arlysère
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Desmarets[1]
Area 1	62.39 km2 (24.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	741
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73132 /73620
Elevation	780–2,555 m (2,559–8,383 ft)
Website	www.mairie-hauteluce.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Hauteluce has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Hauteluce is 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,688.1 mm (66.46 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 16.0 °C (60.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.0 °C (28.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Hauteluce was 37.4 °C (99.3 °F) on 26 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.0 °C (−11.2 °F) on 9 January 1985.

Climate data for Hauteluce, 1215m (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1967−2021)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	14.0 (57.2)	18.0 (64.4)	24.2 (75.6)	28.2 (82.8)	37.4 (99.3)	33.0 (91.4)	33.0 (91.4)	27.0 (80.6)	22.7 (72.9)	18.1 (64.6)	17.9 (64.2)	37.4 (99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	2.5 (36.5)	7.3 (45.1)	11.2 (52.2)	15.7 (60.3)	19.8 (67.6)	22.0 (71.6)	21.6 (70.9)	16.9 (62.4)	11.8 (53.2)	5.2 (41.4)	1.5 (34.7)	11.4 (52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.0 (28.4)	−1.2 (29.8)	2.7 (36.9)	6.1 (43.0)	10.2 (50.4)	14.0 (57.2)	16.0 (60.8)	15.8 (60.4)	11.9 (53.4)	7.7 (45.9)	2.2 (36.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	6.9 (44.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.9 (23.2)	−5.0 (23.0)	−1.9 (28.6)	1.0 (33.8)	4.8 (40.6)	8.3 (46.9)	10.1 (50.2)	10.0 (50.0)	6.9 (44.4)	3.7 (38.7)	−0.9 (30.4)	−3.7 (25.3)	2.4 (36.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.0 (−11.2)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−12.0 (10.4)	−7.0 (19.4)	−2.0 (28.4)	1.0 (33.8)	−0.3 (31.5)	−2.5 (27.5)	−8.7 (16.3)	−14.0 (6.8)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−24.0 (−11.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	154.5 (6.08)	125.8 (4.95)	131.4 (5.17)	110.9 (4.37)	145.9 (5.74)	150.6 (5.93)	151.6 (5.97)	140.6 (5.54)	126.9 (5.00)	134.2 (5.28)	137.8 (5.43)	177.9 (7.00)	1,688.1 (66.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.0	10.4	10.7	10.5	14.3	13.5	12.2	11.7	10.6	11.4	11.3	12.1	139.8
Source: Météo-France[3]

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department