commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...
France
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. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of
Ribiers
Ribiers () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val Buëch-Méouge.Châteauneuf-de-Chabre
Châteauneuf-de-Chabre (; oc, label=Vivaro-Alpine, Chasteunòu de Chabra) 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.Antonaves.Arrêté préfectoral 27 August 2015
Geography
Climate
Val Buëch-Méouge has a warm-summer
mediterranean climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''Csb''). The average annual temperature in Val Buëch-Méouge is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Val Buëch-Méouge was on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 12 January 1987.