Chindrieux Explained

Chindrieux
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Chindrieux (Savoie).svg
Arrondissement:Chambéry
Canton:Bugey savoyard
Insee:73085
Postal Code:73310
Mayor:Marie-Claire Barbier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Grand Lac
Coordinates:45.8217°N 5.85°W
Elevation M:284
Elevation Min M:227
Elevation Max M:900
Area Km2:16.42

Chindrieux (in French pronounced as /ʃɛ̃dʁijø/) is commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

It lies near Lake Bourget.

Geography

World Heritage Site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

Climate

Chindrieux has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Chindrieux 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 Chindrieux was on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 7 January 1985.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps