Mouthe
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 A general view of Mouthe | |
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Location of Mouthe  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°42′41″N 6°11′40″E / 46.7114°N 6.1944°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| Canton | Frasne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Élisabeth Rampant |
| Area 1 | 38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,019 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25413 /25240 |
| Elevation | 926–1,414 m (3,038–4,639 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mouthe is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The town is known for having the coldest recorded temperature in France.[2]
Geography
The town is located 30 km (19 mi) south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. The source of the Doubs River is 2 km (1.2 mi) from Mouthe.
Climate
Mouthe, is located in a region of the Jura Mountains known as "Little Siberia" (La Petite Sibérie) and snowfalls are not uncommon as late as the third week of March.[2] Although the average low temperature for January in the town ranges from about -6 °C to -10 °C, the low temperature descended to -36.7 °C (-34.1 °F) on 13 January 1968, and fell further, to -41.2 °C (-42.2 °F) on 17 January 1985.[2]
Due to its elevation, Mouthe features a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb, according to the Köppen climate classification), with an average annual precipitation of 1,713 mm (67.44 in). Summers are mild while winters are very cold and snowy.
The village and its church served as the location for the film Nobody Else But You 2011).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 680 | — |
| 1968 | 760 | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 811 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 813 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 898 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 891 | −0.8% |
| 2006 | 958 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 958 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,083 | +13.0% |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Mouthe (Doubs) "La Petite Sibérie" : Le village le plus froid de France". Sondages & Tendances. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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