Popian (French pronunciation: [pɔpjɑ̃]) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Popian | |
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 Town hall in the chateau | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Popian  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°37′15″N 3°32′09″E / 43.6208°N 3.5358°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Gignac |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de l'Hérault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Agnès Sibertin-Blanc[1] |
Area 1 | 5.86 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 355 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34208 /34230 |
| Elevation | 47–130 m (154–427 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 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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The neighboring communes are Gignac, Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, Le Pouget and Pouzols.
Climate
editIn 2010, the climate of the commune is classified as a frank Mediterranean climate, according to a study based on a dataset covering the 1971-2000 period.[3] In 2020, Météo-France published a typology of climates in mainland France in which the commune is exposed to a Mediterranean climate and is part of the Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon climatic region, characterized by low rainfall in summer, very good sunshine (2,600 h/year), a hot summer 21.5 °C (71 °F), very dry air in summer, dry conditions in all seasons, strong winds (with a frequency of 40 to 50% for winds > 5 m/s), and little fog.[4]
For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 14.4 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.5 °C (62 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 774 mm, with 6.4 days of precipitation in January and 2.7 days in July.[3] For the subsequent period of 1991 to 2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune of Saint-André-de-Sangonis, 4 kilometres (2 mi) away as the crow flies,[5] is 15.5 °C (60 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm.[6][7]
For the future, climate parameters for the commune projected for 2050, based on different greenhouse gas emission scenarios, can be consulted on a dedicated website published by Météo-France in November 2022.[8]
Population
editChanges in the number of inhabitants have been documented through population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. For communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, a full census of the population is conducted every five years, with the legal populations for the intervening years estimated through interpolation or extrapolation.[9] For this commune, the first complete census under the new system was carried out in 2008.[10]
In 2021, the commune had a population of 355,[Note 1] reflecting an increase of +2.31 since 2015 (Hérault: +7.29%, France excluding Mayotte: +1.84%).
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See also
editNotes and references
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edit- ^ Legal municipal population effective as of January 1, 2024, based on 2021 data, defined within the territorial boundaries effective as of January 1, 2023, with a statistical reference date of January 1, 2021.
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Joly, Daniel; Brossard, Thierry; Cardot, Hervé; Cavailhes, Jean; Hilal, Mohamed; Wavresky, Pierre (18 June 2010). "Climate Types in France: A Spatial Construction". Cybergéo, European Journal of Geography (501). doi:10.4000/cybergeo.23155. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Zonages climatiques en France métropolitaine". pluiesextremes.meteo.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Orthodromie entre Popian et Saint-André-de-Sangonis". fr.distance.to. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche de métadonnées" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Climadiag Commune:diagnostiquez les enjeux climatiques de votre collectivité". meteofrance.fr (in French). November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "L'organisation du recensement". insee.fr.
- ^ "Calendrier départemental des recensements". insee.fr.
- ^ "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui". École des hautes études en sciences sociales (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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Statistical data from INSEE for various years:
- 2006: INSEE 2006
- 2007: INSEE 2007
- 2008: INSEE 2008
- 2009: INSEE 2009
- 2010: INSEE 2010
- 2011: INSEE 2011
- 2012: INSEE 2012
- 2013: INSEE 2013
- 2014: INSEE 2014
- 2015: INSEE 2015
- 2016: INSEE 2016
- 2017: INSEE 2017
- 2018: INSEE 2018
- 2019: INSEE 2019
- 2020: INSEE 2020
- 2021: INSEE 2021
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