Pelvoux (;
Vivaro-Alpine
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: ''Pelvós'') is a former
commune in the
Hautes-Alpes
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department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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region
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in southeastern
France
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. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune
Vallouise-Pelvoux.
Pelvoux bid to be the French candidate city for the
2018 Winter Olympics
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, but the
French National Olympic and Sports Committee
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Histo ...
chose to submit
Annecy's bid instead.
Geography
Climate
Pelvoux has a
humid continental climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Pelvoux 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 Pelvoux was on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 7 March 1971.
Population
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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References
External links
Pelvoux Description in French and picturesOfficial Olympic bid web site Pelvoux Écrins 2018
Former communes of Hautes-Alpes
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