Freney

Freney
Commune
A general view of Freney
A general view of Freney
Location of Freney
Freney is located in France
Freney
Freney
Location within France
Freney is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Freney
Freney
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°11′41″N 6°37′39″E / 45.1947°N 6.6275°E / 45.1947; 6.6275
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
CantonModane
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roland Avenière
Area
1
11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,960 m (9,710 ft)
Lowest elevation
939 m (3,081 ft)
Population
 (2023)
116
 • Density10.4/km2 (27.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73119 /73500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Freney is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

Climate

According to a 2010 study by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the commune is situated in a "mountain climate". In 2020, Météo-France published its own typology of French climates in which it categorized the commune's climate as a mountain climate or "mountain margins" climate within the Northern Alps climate region.

From 1971 to 2000, the average annual temperature was 7.9 °C (46.2 °F), with an annual range of 16.5 °C (61.7 °F). The average annual rainfall was 876 millimetres (34.5 in), with 8.5 days of rainfall in January and 7.7 days of rainfall in July.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Daniel Joly, Thierry Brossard, Hervé Cardot, Jean Cavailhes, Mohamed Hilal et Pierre Wavresky (18 June 2010), "Les types de climats en France, une construction spatiale", Cybergéo, revue européenne de géographie - European Journal of Geography (in French), no. 501, doi:10.4000/cybergeo.23155, retrieved 29 July 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Zonages climatiques en France métropolitaine". pluiesextremes.meteo.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2024.