Péone
Péone | |
|---|---|
 Valberg ski resort | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Péone | |
  Péone Location within France  Péone Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 44°07′07″N 6°54′33″E / 44.1186°N 6.9092°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Vence |
| Intercommunality | Alpes d'Azur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Ammirati[1] |
Area 1 | 48.59 km2 (18.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,094 |
| • Density | 22.51/km2 (58.31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06094 /06470 |
| Elevation | 947–2,640 m (3,107–8,661 ft) (avg. 1,176 m or 3,858 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Péone (French pronunciation: [pe.ɔn]；Occitan: Pèunas; Italian: Peona) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
The Valberg ski resort is, in part, located in this town. Also in Péone is the 11th century historically-listed, Church of Saint-Arige-et-Saint-Vincent-de-Saragosse de Péone.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 515 | — |
| 1975 | 521 | +0.17% |
| 1982 | 535 | +0.38% |
| 1990 | 528 | −0.16% |
| 1999 | 682 | +2.88% |
| 2007 | 803 | +2.06% |
| 2012 | 984 | +4.15% |
| 2017 | 787 | −4.37% |
| 2023 | 1,094 | +5.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Climate
On average, Péone experiences 114.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 4.3 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 20.3 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 0.1 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 31.0 °C (87.8 °F) on 28 June 2019 and 22 August 2023, while the record low temperature was −15.5 °C (4.1 °F) on 28 February 2018.[4]
| Climate data for Péone (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.6 (2.27) |
57.0 (2.24) |
56.7 (2.23) |
89.3 (3.52) |
102.4 (4.03) |
93.6 (3.69) |
72.1 (2.84) |
52.5 (2.07) |
75.7 (2.98) |
124.4 (4.90) |
147.1 (5.79) |
84.7 (3.33) |
1,013.1 (39.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 90.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.9 | 176.7 | 218.6 | 201.7 | 211.6 | 245.6 | 290.5 | 265.6 | 210.4 | 193.6 | 155.9 | 166.5 | 2,513.6 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 1 2 "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Péone". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
