Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population ...
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 commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val Buëch-Méouge.Châteauneuf-de-Chabre
Châteauneuf-de-Chabre (; ) 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
Antonaves (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Antonavas'') is a former commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val Buëch-Méouge.Arrêté préfectoral 27 August 2015
Geography
Climate
Val Buëch-Méouge has a warm-summer
mediterranean climate
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''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.
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See also
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Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department
The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes department of France
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