Chamrousse

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FieldValue
nameChamrousse
commune statusCommune
imageChamrousse UT4M abc5.jpg
captionA general view of Chamrousse
arrondissementGrenoble
cantonOisans-Romanche
INSEE38567
postal code38410
mayorBrigitte de Bernis
term2020–2026
intercommunalityCC Le Grésivaudan
coordinates
elevation min m1384
elevation max m2440
area km213
population
population date
population footnotes
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Chamrousse () is a ski resort in Southeastern France, in the Belledonne mountain range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at 1650 m and the Roche Béranger at 1750 m. The ski-lifts reach the Cross of Chamrousse at 2253 m.

Population

|source = INSEE |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |718 |1975 |533 |1982 |607 |1990 |544 |1999 |518 |2007 |473 |2012 |467 |2017 |422

Olympics

Chamrousse hosted the six alpine skiing events of the 1968 Winter Olympics, where Jean-Claude Killy of France won three gold medals in the men's events. All women's events took place at Recoin de Chamrousse, located 2 km away.

Skiing at Chamrousse

There are more than 90 km of downhill runs at Chamrousse and 24 ski lifts. There are also 37 km of trails for cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing can be practised from the opening of the resort to early or mid-April.

Cycle racing

Details of the climb

The road to the ski station starts at Uriage-les-Bains from where the climb is 19 km long, gaining 1235 m in elevation, at an average gradient of 6.5%. There are several sections in excess off 11% in the early stages of the climb.{{cite web |title=Chamrousse – Sud – Uriage les Bains |url=http://www.climbbybike.com/climb.asp?Col=Chamrousse---Sud&qryMountainID=5778 |publisher=climbbybike|access-date=18 July 2014}} For the Tour de France, the summit is at an elevation of 1730 m.

The ski station can also be reached by a more northerly route, from Uriage-les-Bains via Saint-Martin-d'Uriage. This climb is 18.2 km gaining 1315 m in elevation, at an average gradient of 7.2%.

Tour de France

The climb of Chamrousse was used in the mountain time-trial in the 2001 Tour de France. Lance Armstrong won the stage (#11) on 18 July 2001, when he took just over an hour to complete the hors catégorie climb from Grenoble to the ski resort. In 2012, Armstrong was disqualified from winning this stage, following the Lance Armstrong doping case.

The ski station was re-visited by the race on 18 July 2014. The winner of the 197 km stage 13 from Saint-Étienne was the Italian Vincenzo Nibali who increased his lead over his nearest rivals, with Richie Porte, who began the day second overall, losing nine minutes on the climb.

Climate

On average, Chamrousse experiences 135.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 C, 15.3 days per year with a minimum temperature below -10 C, 44.8 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 C, and no days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 C. The record high temperature was 28.6 C on 18 July 2023, while the record low temperature was -23.3 C on 5 February 2012.

|location = Chamrousse, 1730m (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present) |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high C = 16.8 |Feb record high C = 16.7 |Mar record high C = 16.4 |Apr record high C = 18.5 |May record high C = 24.6 |Jun record high C = 27.7 |Jul record high C = 28.6 |Aug record high C = 27.9 |Sep record high C = 23.3 |Oct record high C = 21.8 |Nov record high C = 19.2 |Dec record high C = 15.2

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|Jan high C = 2.0 |Feb high C = 1.9 |Mar high C = 4.0 |Apr high C = 7.8 |May high C = 10.9 |Jun high C = 15.5 |Jul high C = 18.0 |Aug high C = 17.4 |Sep high C = 13.5 |Oct high C = 10.7 |Nov high C = 6.1 |Dec high C = 3.4 |year high C =

|Jan mean C = -1.3 |Feb mean C = -1.7 |Mar mean C = 0.6 |Apr mean C = 4.3 |May mean C = 7.4 |Jun mean C = 11.9 |Jul mean C = 14.0 |Aug mean C = 13.8 |Sep mean C = 10.2 |Oct mean C = 7.4 |Nov mean C = 3.0 |Dec mean C = 0.1 |year mean C =

|Jan low C = -4.6 |Feb low C = -5.3 |Mar low C = -2.9 |Apr low C = 0.9 |May low C = 3.9 |Jun low C = 8.2 |Jul low C = 10.1 |Aug low C = 10.1 |Sep low C = 6.9 |Oct low C = 4.1 |Nov low C = -0.2 |Dec low C = -3.3 |year low C =

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|Jan record low C = -18.5 |Feb record low C = -23.3 |Mar record low C = -17.9 |Apr record low C = -12.0 |May record low C = -7.7 |Jun record low C = -3.4 |Jul record low C = 0.8 |Aug record low C = 0.6 |Sep record low C = -3.9 |Oct record low C = -9.4 |Nov record low C = -15.7 |Dec record low C = -17.7

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 89.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 74.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 95.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 93.7 |May precipitation mm = 144.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 99.5 |Jul precipitation mm = 97.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 119.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 87.7 |Oct precipitation mm = 104.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 106.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 106.2 |year precipitation mm =

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 10.6 |Feb precipitation days = 9.0 |Mar precipitation days = 11.5 |Apr precipitation days = 10.3 |May precipitation days = 13.2 |Jun precipitation days = 10.9 |Jul precipitation days = 8.9 |Aug precipitation days = 9.1 |Sep precipitation days = 8.0 |Oct precipitation days = 9.7 |Nov precipitation days = 10.2 |Dec precipitation days = 11.4

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|source 1 = Meteociel |url = https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=38567002&normes=2020 |publisher = Meteociel.fr |title = 1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Chamrousse |access-date = August 22, 2023

References

References

  1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-38567#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202636/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf 1968 Winter Olympics official report.] pp. 77-84. {{in lang. en. fr
  4. "Chamrousse dans le Tour de France". ledicodutour.
  5. "Chamrousse – Uriage les Bains". climbbybike.
  6. "Stage 13: Saint-Étienne to Chamrousse". Amaury Sport Organisation.
  7. (18 July 2014). "Tour de France: Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 13 to extend lead". BBC Sport.

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