Vérargues (French pronunciation: [veʁaʁɡ]; Provençal: Verargas) is a former commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Entre-Vignes.[2]
Vérargues | |
|---|---|
Part of Entre-Vignes | |
 An old postcard view of Vérargues | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vérargues  | |
  Vérargues  Vérargues | |
| Coordinates: 43°43′02″N 4°06′01″E / 43.7172°N 4.1003°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Lunel |
| Commune | Entre-Vignes |
Area 1 | 5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 749 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 34400 |
| Elevation | 15–65 m (49–213 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Climate
editThe climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[3] The average annual temperature in Vérargues is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 743.9 mm (29.29 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.8 °C (74.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.5 °C (43.7 °F). On 28 June 2019, during the 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) was recorded in Vérargues, the highest in French meteorological history.[4]
| Climate data for Vérargues, elevation: 56 m (184 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1980–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
46.0 (114.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
46.0 (114.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.7 (2.39) |
50.9 (2.00) |
40.5 (1.59) |
65.4 (2.57) |
54.2 (2.13) |
30.6 (1.20) |
23.4 (0.92) |
43.6 (1.72) |
103.0 (4.06) |
114.2 (4.50) |
86.3 (3.40) |
73.8 (2.91) |
743.9 (29.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 67.4 |
| Source: Meteo France[5] | |||||||||||||
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 178 | — |
| 1968 | 308 | +73.0% |
| 1975 | 348 | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 291 | −16.4% |
| 1990 | 524 | +80.1% |
| 1999 | 446 | −14.9% |
| 2008 | 696 | +56.1% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 13 December 2018 (in French)
- ^ "Climat Gallargues-le-Montueux: Température moyenne Gallargues-le-Montueux, diagramme climatique pour Gallargues-le-Montueux - Climate-Data.org". fr.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "C'est officiel : On a atteint les 46 °C en France en juin".
- ^ "Vérargues (34)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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