Chamrousse
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chamrousse (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ʁus]) 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 1,650 m (5,413 ft) and the Roche Béranger at 1,750 m (5,741 ft). The ski-lifts reach the Cross of Chamrousse at 2,253 m (7,392 ft).
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 A general view of Chamrousse | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Oisans-Romanche |
| Intercommunality | CC Le Grésivaudan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte de Bernis[1] |
Area 1 | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 438 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38567 /38410 |
| Elevation | 1,384–2,440 m (4,541–8,005 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Chamrousse | |
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 Part of the ski area, viewed from Recoin | |
  Chamrousse Location within Alps | |
| Vertical | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,250 m (7,380 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,400 m (4,590 ft) |
| Skiable area | 90 km (56 mi) of runs |
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| Snowmaking | 40 ha (100 acres) |
| Website | winter |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 718 | — |
| 1975 | 533 | −4.17% |
| 1982 | 607 | +1.87% |
| 1990 | 544 | −1.36% |
| 1999 | 518 | −0.54% |
| 2007 | 473 | −1.13% |
| 2012 | 467 | −0.25% |
| 2017 | 422 | −2.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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 (1.2 mi) away.[4]
There are more than 90 km (56 mi) of downhill runs at Chamrousse and 24 ski lifts. There are also 37 km (23 mi) of trails for cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing can be practised from the opening of the resort to early or mid-April.
Details of the climb
The road to the ski station starts at Uriage-les-Bains from where the climb is 19 km (12 mi) long, gaining 1,235 m (4,052 ft) in elevation, at an average gradient of 6.5%. There are several sections in excess off 11% in the early stages of the climb.[5] For the Tour de France, the summit is at an elevation of 1,730 m (5,680 ft).[6]
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 (11.3 mi) gaining 1,315 m (4,314 ft) in elevation, at an average gradient of 7.2%.[7]
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,[6] when he took just over an hour to complete the hors catégorie climb from Grenoble to the ski resort.[citation needed] In 2012, Armstrong was disqualified from winning this stage, following the Lance Armstrong doping case.[6]
The ski station was re-visited by the race on 18 July 2014.[8] The winner of the 197 km (122 mi) 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.[9]
On average, Chamrousse experiences 135.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 15.3 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 44.8 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and no days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) on 18 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) on 5 February 2012.[10]
| Climate data for Chamrousse, 1730m (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.3 (36.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.4 (3.52) |
74.6 (2.94) |
95.7 (3.77) |
93.7 (3.69) |
144.7 (5.70) |
99.5 (3.92) |
97.5 (3.84) |
119.3 (4.70) |
87.7 (3.45) |
104.6 (4.12) |
106.4 (4.19) |
106.2 (4.18) |
1,219.3 (48.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.6 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 122.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[10] | |||||||||||||
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