Pralognan-la-Vanoise explained

Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Pralognan-la-Vanoise (Savoie).svg
Arrondissement:Albertville
Canton:Moûtiers
Insee:73206
Postal Code:73710
Mayor:Martine Blanc[1]
Term:2023 - 2026
Coordinates:45.3825°N 6.7222°W
Elevation Min M:1208
Elevation Max M:3855
Area Km2:88.57
Website:www.pralognan.com

Pralognan-la-Vanoise (in French pronounced as /pʁalɔɲɑ̃ la vanwaz/) or simply Pralognan (Pralonyan) is an alpine commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 715. The commune is located within Vanoise National Park.

The Patinoire olympique was the curling venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics hosted in Albertville and surroundings in the French Alps.[2]

Geography

Climate

Pralognan-la-Vanoise has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Pralognan-la-Vanoise is . The average annual rainfall is with May 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 Pralognan-la-Vanoise was on 31 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 3 February 1956.

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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. 30 November 2023. fr.
  2. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/orw1992.pdf 1992 Winter Olympics official report.