Country France Canton Mouthe Population (2012) 954 Local time Monday 3:08 PM | Department Doubs Intercommunality Hauts du Doubs Area 39.73 km² Arrondissement Pontarlier | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Mouthe is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The town is known for having the coldest recorded temperature in France.
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Map of 25240 Mouthe, France
Geography
The town is located 30 km (19 mi) south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. The source of the Doubs River is 2 km (1.2 mi) from Mouthe.
Climate
Mouthe, is located in a region of the Jura Mountains known as "Little Siberia" (La Petite Sibérie) and snowfalls are not uncommon as late as the third week of March. Although the average low temperature for January in the town ranges from about -6 °C to -10 °C, the low temperature descended to -32.8 °C (-27.0 °F) on 13 January 1968, and fell further, to -41.2 °C (-41.1 °F) on 17 January 1985.
References
Mouthe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA