Le Bourget-du-Lac

Le Bourget-du-Lac is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Le Bourget-du-Lac
Le Bourget-du-Lac, with the Lac du Bourget, Savoie Technolac, and Chambéry Airport
Coat of arms
Location of Le Bourget-du-Lac
Le Bourget-du-Lac
Le Bourget-du-Lac
Coordinates: 45°38′44″N 5°51′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementChambéry
CantonLa Motte-Servolex
IntercommunalityCommunauté de Communes du Lac du Bourget
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Marie-Pierre François
Area
1
20.05 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,866
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73051 /73370
Elevation226–1,496 m (741–4,908 ft)
(avg. 241 m or 791 ft)
Websitewww.lebourgetdulac.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies near the Lac du Bourget and 12 km (7.5 mi) from Chambéry.

The church.
Old ironworks transformed into an observation point for birds.
The river Leysse close to the commune.

Climate

The climate is continental mountainous, characterized by a marked humidity. Winters are moderately cold and snowy and the summer season is warm with occasional stormy episodes. The off-seasons (April and October) are also on average relatively humid. The reference station of Météo France, for the city of Le Bourget-du-Lac, is located at 235 meters above sea level at Chambéry Airport.

Climate data for Chambéry (1981–2010 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2)
20.5
(68.9)
25.1
(77.2)
29.5
(85.1)
32.7
(90.9)
36.1
(97.0)
38.8
(101.8)
38.8
(101.8)
32.0
(89.6)
29.0
(84.2)
23.3
(73.9)
22.7
(72.9)
38.8
(101.8)
Average high °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
7.9
(46.2)
12.6
(54.7)
16.3
(61.3)
20.8
(69.4)
24.6
(76.3)
27.4
(81.3)
26.6
(79.9)
22.0
(71.6)
16.7
(62.1)
10.1
(50.2)
6.4
(43.5)
16.4
(61.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)
3.6
(38.5)
7.4
(45.3)
10.7
(51.3)
15.2
(59.4)
18.7
(65.7)
21.0
(69.8)
20.4
(68.7)
16.5
(61.7)
12.1
(53.8)
6.3
(43.3)
3.1
(37.6)
11.4
(52.6)
Average low °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5)
−0.7
(30.7)
2.1
(35.8)
5.1
(41.2)
9.7
(49.5)
12.8
(55.0)
14.7
(58.5)
14.2
(57.6)
11.0
(51.8)
7.4
(45.3)
2.5
(36.5)
−0.2
(31.6)
6.4
(43.6)
Record low °C (°F) −19.0
(−2.2)
−14.4
(6.1)
−10.3
(13.5)
−4.6
(23.7)
−1.4
(29.5)
2.8
(37.0)
5.4
(41.7)
5.0
(41.0)
1.0
(33.8)
−4.3
(24.3)
−10.8
(12.6)
−13.5
(7.7)
−19.0
(−2.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 102.6
(4.04)
91.5
(3.60)
100.0
(3.94)
92.2
(3.63)
104.2
(4.10)
94.8
(3.73)
86.6
(3.41)
91.7
(3.61)
111.8
(4.40)
122.6
(4.83)
105.0
(4.13)
118.0
(4.65)
1,221
(48.07)
Average precipitation days 9.8 8.2 10.4 10.3 11.5 9.7 7.9 8.9 8.6 10.8 10.0 10.5 116.6
Average snowy days 5.4 4.6 2.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.2 18.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 77.7 104.4 156.7 172.8 202.5 234.0 260.1 232.5 176.3 121.4 71.2 60.6 1,870.3
Source: Météo France[2][3]
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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Données climatiques de la station de Chambéry" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. "Climat Rhône-Alpes" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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