Mouthe


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.

Geography

The town is located south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. The source of the Doubs River is from Mouthe.

Climate

Mouthe, is located in a region of the Jura Mountains known as "Little Siberia" 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 -36.7 °C on 13 January 1968, and fell further, to -41.2 °C on 17 January 1985.
Due to its elevation, Mouthe features a warm-summer humid continental climate , with an average annual precipitation of. Summers are mild while winters are very cold and snowy.
The village and its church served as the location for the film Nobody Else But You'' 2011).

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