Lescheraines

Lescheraines Lècherena  (Arpitan)
Commune
The hamlet of Le Pont, in Lescheraines
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Saint-Alban-Leysse
Intercommunality	Grand Chambéry
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Merlin
Area1	8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	73146 / 73340
Elevation	578–1,305 m (1,896–4,281 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lescheraines (French pronunciation: ​[lɛʃ(ə)ʁɛn]; Arpitan: Lècherena) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 781.

Geography

The village of Lescheraines is located in the northern part of the commune, above the left bank of the Chéran, which forms the commune's northeastern border.

Climate

Lescheraines has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb). The average annual temperature in Lescheraines is 9.3 °C (48.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,363.4 mm (53.68 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.7 °C (65.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.0 °C (32.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Lescheraines was 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 18 August 1943; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.0 °C (−16.6 °F) on 3 January 1971.

Climate data for Lescheraines (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1940−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.7 (65.7)	22.8 (73)	25.0 (77)	33.0 (91.4)	33.0 (91.4)	38.0 (100.4)	37.8 (100)	39.3 (102.7)	36.0 (96.8)	27.0 (80.6)	24.0 (75.2)	20.3 (68.5)	39.3 (102.7)
Average high °C (°F)	4.1 (39.4)	6.6 (43.9)	11.6 (52.9)	15.7 (60.3)	19.7 (67.5)	23.7 (74.7)	26.0 (78.8)	25.3 (77.5)	20.3 (68.5)	15.3 (59.5)	8.8 (47.8)	4.3 (39.7)	15.1 (59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.0 (32)	1.4 (34.5)	5.3 (41.5)	8.9 (48)	13.1 (55.6)	16.8 (62.2)	18.7 (65.7)	18.3 (64.9)	14.2 (57.6)	10.1 (50.2)	4.5 (40.1)	0.6 (33.1)	9.3 (48.7)
Average low °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−3.9 (25)	−1.0 (30.2)	2.0 (35.6)	6.5 (43.7)	9.9 (49.8)	11.5 (52.7)	11.3 (52.3)	8.2 (46.8)	5.0 (41)	0.2 (32.4)	−3.0 (26.6)	3.6 (38.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.0 (−16.6)	−25.0 (−13)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−12.0 (10.4)	−6.7 (19.9)	−2.0 (28.4)	−1.0 (30.2)	−1.0 (30.2)	−4.5 (23.9)	−10.0 (14)	−16.7 (1.9)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−27 (−16.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	115.8 (4.559)	97.2 (3.827)	102.8 (4.047)	100.6 (3.961)	117.3 (4.618)	112.4 (4.425)	109.7 (4.319)	114.9 (4.524)	115.4 (4.543)	117.0 (4.606)	121.8 (4.795)	138.5 (5.453)	1,363.4 (53.677)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.9	9.3	10.1	10.1	12.2	10.9	9.4	9.2	8.9	10.5	11.0	12.2	124.7
Source: Météo-France

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department