Les Plans (French pronunciation: [le plɑ̃]; Occitan: Los Plans) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Les Plans
Location of Les Plans
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Les Plans is located in France
Les Plans
Les Plans
Les Plans is located in Occitanie
Les Plans
Les Plans
Coordinates: 43°45′15″N 3°16′37″E / 43.7542°N 3.2769°E / 43.7542; 3.2769
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonLodève
IntercommunalityLodévois et Larzac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Fabre[1]
Area
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18.12 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
305
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34205 /34700
Elevation186–845 m (610–2,772 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Les Plans has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in Les Plans is 10.3 °C (50.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,611.3 mm (63.44 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.1 °C (66.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.8 °C (37.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Plans was 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.6 °C (5.7 °F) on 8 February 2012.

Climate data for Les Plans (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1994−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6)
20.6
(69.1)
22.1
(71.8)
25.0
(77.0)
28.3
(82.9)
34.4
(93.9)
33.1
(91.6)
37.6
(99.7)
29.2
(84.6)
26.0
(78.8)
22.2
(72.0)
18.3
(64.9)
37.6
(99.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
6.3
(43.3)
9.7
(49.5)
12.6
(54.7)
16.3
(61.3)
20.9
(69.6)
23.9
(75.0)
23.5
(74.3)
18.7
(65.7)
14.1
(57.4)
8.6
(47.5)
5.8
(42.4)
13.8
(56.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
3.4
(38.1)
6.0
(42.8)
8.7
(47.7)
12.4
(54.3)
16.5
(61.7)
19.1
(66.4)
18.9
(66.0)
14.8
(58.6)
11.3
(52.3)
6.0
(42.8)
3.3
(37.9)
10.3
(50.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)
0.4
(32.7)
2.4
(36.3)
4.7
(40.5)
8.6
(47.5)
12.1
(53.8)
14.2
(57.6)
14.3
(57.7)
10.9
(51.6)
8.4
(47.1)
3.4
(38.1)
0.8
(33.4)
6.8
(44.2)
Record low °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)
−14.6
(5.7)
−11.3
(11.7)
−4.2
(24.4)
−1.7
(28.9)
3.0
(37.4)
5.2
(41.4)
6.2
(43.2)
2.1
(35.8)
−3.8
(25.2)
−7.1
(19.2)
−11.0
(12.2)
−14.6
(5.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 172.9
(6.81)
109.0
(4.29)
102.0
(4.02)
145.8
(5.74)
106.9
(4.21)
51.7
(2.04)
35.3
(1.39)
51.1
(2.01)
145.7
(5.74)
248.4
(9.78)
215.1
(8.47)
227.4
(8.95)
1,611.3
(63.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.8 9.0 8.6 9.6 9.3 5.3 4.6 6.7 7.7 11.8 10.9 10.7 105.9
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962117—    
1968123+5.1%
1975141+14.6%
1982177+25.5%
1990246+39.0%
1999265+7.7%
2008283+6.8%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Les Plans (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 5 June 2022.