Ribiers

Ribiers (French pronunciation: [ʁibje]) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val Buëch-Méouge.[2]

Ribiers
A view of the village of Ribiers from the Mison road
A view of the village of Ribiers from the Mison road
Coat of arms of Ribiers
Location of Ribiers
Ribiers is located in France
Ribiers
Ribiers
Ribiers is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ribiers
Ribiers
Coordinates: 44°13′55″N 5°51′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonRibiers
CommuneVal Buëch-Méouge
Area
1
36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
822
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
05300
Elevation464–1,480 m (1,522–4,856 ft)
(avg. 519 m or 1,703 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Ribiers has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in Ribiers is 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 913.5 mm (35.96 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C (35.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ribiers was 40.9 °C (105.6 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.4 °C (4.3 °F) on 12 January 1987.

Climate data for Ribiers (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1986−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
23.3
(73.9)
26.3
(79.3)
29.0
(84.2)
32.4
(90.3)
40.9
(105.6)
38.2
(100.8)
38.9
(102.0)
33.4
(92.1)
29.8
(85.6)
20.8
(69.4)
17.6
(63.7)
40.9
(105.6)
Average high °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
10.2
(50.4)
14.7
(58.5)
17.1
(62.8)
22.1
(71.8)
26.3
(79.3)
29.7
(85.5)
29.3
(84.7)
23.9
(75.0)
18.3
(64.9)
11.3
(52.3)
6.7
(44.1)
18.1
(64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)
4.3
(39.7)
8.1
(46.6)
10.6
(51.1)
15.1
(59.2)
18.7
(65.7)
21.6
(70.9)
21.3
(70.3)
16.8
(62.2)
12.5
(54.5)
6.5
(43.7)
2.5
(36.5)
11.7
(53.1)
Average low °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3)
−1.6
(29.1)
1.5
(34.7)
4.1
(39.4)
8.1
(46.6)
11.2
(52.2)
13.4
(56.1)
13.3
(55.9)
9.8
(49.6)
6.7
(44.1)
1.7
(35.1)
−1.7
(28.9)
5.4
(41.7)
Record low °C (°F) −15.4
(4.3)
−13.9
(7.0)
−12.0
(10.4)
−4.5
(23.9)
−2.0
(28.4)
1.5
(34.7)
6.2
(43.2)
5.5
(41.9)
0.3
(32.5)
−4.1
(24.6)
−10.3
(13.5)
−14.1
(6.6)
−15.4
(4.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.5
(2.89)
47.6
(1.87)
51.8
(2.04)
91.9
(3.62)
78.1
(3.07)
62.7
(2.47)
36.0
(1.42)
51.5
(2.03)
93.9
(3.70)
123.5
(4.86)
119.5
(4.70)
83.5
(3.29)
913.5
(35.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.6 5.3 5.7 9.0 8.2 6.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 8.8 7.6 7.5 80.2
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962485    
1968481−0.8%
1975533+10.8%
1982592+11.1%
1990637+7.6%
1999677+6.3%
2008777+14.8%

See also

References


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