Lescheraines

Lescheraines Lècherena (Arpitan)
Commune
The hamlet of Le Pont, in Lescheraines
Location of Lescheraines
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Coordinates: 45°42′33″N 6°06′21″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Saint-Alban-Leysse
Intercommunality	Grand Chambéry
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Merlin[1]
Area ^1	8.17 km^2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	788
• Density	96/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73146 /73340
Elevation	578–1,305 m (1,896–4,281 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lescheraines (French pronunciation: [lɛʃ(ə)ʁɛn]; Arpitan: Lècherena) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 781.

Geography

The village of Lescheraines is located in the northern part of the commune, above the left bank of the Chéran, which forms the commune's northeastern border.

Climate

Lescheraines has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). The average annual temperature in Lescheraines is 9.3 °C (48.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,363.4 mm (53.68 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.7 °C (65.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C (32.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Lescheraines was 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 18 August 1943; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.0 °C (−16.6 °F) on 3 January 1971.

Climate data for Lescheraines (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1940−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.7 (65.7)	22.8 (73.0)	25.0 (77.0)	33.0 (91.4)	33.0 (91.4)	38.0 (100.4)	37.8 (100.0)	39.3 (102.7)	36.0 (96.8)	27.0 (80.6)	24.0 (75.2)	20.3 (68.5)	39.3 (102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.1 (39.4)	6.6 (43.9)	11.6 (52.9)	15.7 (60.3)	19.7 (67.5)	23.7 (74.7)	26.0 (78.8)	25.3 (77.5)	20.3 (68.5)	15.3 (59.5)	8.8 (47.8)	4.3 (39.7)	15.1 (59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	1.4 (34.5)	5.3 (41.5)	8.9 (48.0)	13.1 (55.6)	16.8 (62.2)	18.7 (65.7)	18.3 (64.9)	14.2 (57.6)	10.1 (50.2)	4.5 (40.1)	0.6 (33.1)	9.3 (48.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−3.9 (25.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	2.0 (35.6)	6.5 (43.7)	9.9 (49.8)	11.5 (52.7)	11.3 (52.3)	8.2 (46.8)	5.0 (41.0)	0.2 (32.4)	−3.0 (26.6)	3.6 (38.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.0 (−16.6)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−12.0 (10.4)	−6.7 (19.9)	−2.0 (28.4)	−1.0 (30.2)	−1.0 (30.2)	−4.5 (23.9)	−10.0 (14.0)	−16.7 (1.9)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−27.0 (−16.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	115.8 (4.56)	97.2 (3.83)	102.8 (4.05)	100.6 (3.96)	117.3 (4.62)	112.4 (4.43)	109.7 (4.32)	114.9 (4.52)	115.4 (4.54)	117.0 (4.61)	121.8 (4.80)	138.5 (5.45)	1,363.4 (53.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.9	9.3	10.1	10.1	12.2	10.9	9.4	9.2	8.9	10.5	11.0	12.2	124.7
Source: Météo-France[3]

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.