Pelvoux (; Vivaro-Alpine: Pelvós) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Vallouise-Pelvoux.Arrêté préfectoral 5 September 2016
Pelvoux bid to be the French candidate city for the 2018 Winter Olympics, but the French National Olympic and Sports Committee chose to submit Annecy's bid instead.
Geography Climate Pelvoux has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Pelvoux is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Pelvoux was on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 7 March 1971.
See also Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department
References
External links Pelvoux Description in French and pictures Official Olympic bid web site Pelvoux Écrins 2018