Dévoluy
Dévoluy | |
|---|---|
 The town hall of Le Dévoluy | |
Location of Dévoluy | |
  Dévoluy Location within France  Dévoluy Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′36″N 5°56′31″E / 44.6933°N 5.9419°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Veynes |
| Intercommunality | Buëch Dévoluy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Alexandra Butel[1] |
Area 1 | 186.37 km2 (71.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 932 |
| • Density | 5.00/km2 (13.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05139 /05250 |
| Elevation | 950–2,755 m (3,117–9,039 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dévoluy (French pronunciation: [devɔlɥi]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.[3] It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the four communes of Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.[4]
SuperDévoluy, a ski resort, is part of the commune.
Population
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Dévoluy at 1 January 2025. Data for years before 2013 refer to the sum of the populations of the former communes Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.
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| Source: EHESS[5][6][7][8] and INSEE[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geography
Location
Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is located 28 km (17 mi) northeast of the railroad hub of Veynes.
At 18,637 hectares, Dévoluy is the second-largest commune in the area, right behind Névache.
Terrain and Geology
The town covers the entirety of the Dévoluy range.
Dévoluy is known for its numerous underground cavities, the chourums, and its suitability for speleology.
The European larch, or common larch (Larix decidua) is particularly present in the commune.
Climate
| Climate data for Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy (1991–2020 averages): elevation 1300m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
13.3 (56.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.1 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25 (−13) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−11 (12) |
−5 (23) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−20 (−4) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.3 (3.32) |
58.7 (2.31) |
71.0 (2.80) |
93.8 (3.69) |
95.0 (3.74) |
78.3 (3.08) |
58.9 (2.32) |
68.9 (2.71) |
95.5 (3.76) |
138.1 (5.44) |
156.7 (6.17) |
101.4 (3.99) |
1,100.6 (43.33) |
| Source: Météo-France[10] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Commune de Dévoluy (05139), INSEE
- ↑ Arrêté du 2 octobre 2012 portant création de commune, Légifrance
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Agnières-en-Dévoluy, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Cluse, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Disdier, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
