Plateau d'Hauteville

Plateau d'Hauteville (French pronunciation: [plato dotvil]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Cormaranche-en-Bugey, Hauteville-Lompnes (the seat), Hostiaz and Thézillieu.^[3]

Plateau d'Hauteville
Commune
Town hall
Location of Plateau d'Hauteville
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Coordinates: 45°58′38″N 5°36′06″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Plateau d'Hauteville
Intercommunality	Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Emin[1]
Area 1	106.11 km2 (40.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,807
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01185 /01110
Elevation	455–1,241 m (1,493–4,072 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Albarine flows through the commune.

Climate

Plateau d'Hauteville has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plateau d'Hauteville is 8.4 °C (47.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,564.4 mm (61.59 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C (32.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Plateau d'Hauteville was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −22.4 °C (−8.3 °F) on 1 March 2005.

Climate data for Hauteville-Lompnes, Plateau d'Hauteville (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1989−2017)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	19.1 (66.4)	22.2 (72.0)	25.5 (77.9)	30.0 (86.0)	34.0 (93.2)	34.4 (93.9)	35.7 (96.3)	28.7 (83.7)	25.1 (77.2)	21.1 (70.0)	17.2 (63.0)	35.7 (96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.2 (41.4)	6.5 (43.7)	10.1 (50.2)	12.8 (55.0)	18.0 (64.4)	21.3 (70.3)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	18.7 (65.7)	14.6 (58.3)	8.5 (47.3)	5.1 (41.2)	14.1 (57.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	1.3 (34.3)	4.4 (39.9)	7.1 (44.8)	11.8 (53.2)	14.8 (58.6)	17.1 (62.8)	16.9 (62.4)	12.7 (54.9)	9.4 (48.9)	4.0 (39.2)	0.7 (33.3)	8.4 (47.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.5 (23.9)	−4.0 (24.8)	−1.3 (29.7)	1.4 (34.5)	5.7 (42.3)	8.4 (47.1)	10.4 (50.7)	10.1 (50.2)	6.7 (44.1)	4.1 (39.4)	−0.5 (31.1)	−3.6 (25.5)	2.8 (37.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−22.3 (−8.1)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−9.2 (15.4)	−3.0 (26.6)	−1.2 (29.8)	1.4 (34.5)	0.8 (33.4)	−3.2 (26.2)	−9.6 (14.7)	−15.3 (4.5)	−20.7 (−5.3)	−22.4 (−8.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	122.9 (4.84)	128.4 (5.06)	117.3 (4.62)	128.1 (5.04)	124.5 (4.90)	100.4 (3.95)	109.8 (4.32)	117.5 (4.63)	139.5 (5.49)	156.8 (6.17)	167.5 (6.59)	151.7 (5.97)	1,564.4 (61.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.1	11.0	10.7	11.4	12.1	10.1	9.6	9.8	9.7	12.0	12.4	12.2	132.0
Source: Meteociel[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,766	—
1975	4,868	+0.30%
1982	4,516	−1.07%
1990	4,952	+1.16%
1999	4,749	−0.46%
2007	5,350	+1.50%
2012	5,135	−0.82%
2017	4,853	−1.12%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Arrêté préfectoral Archived 22 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine 12 December 2018 (in French)
4. "Normales et records pour Hauteville (01)". Meteociel. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
5. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE