Commune in Occitania, France
| Saint-Jean-de-Védas | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The church of Saint-Jean-de-Védas | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location of Saint-Jean-de-Védas | |
  Saint-Jean-de-VédasShow map of France Saint-Jean-de-VédasShow map of Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′38″N 3°49′29″E / 43.5772°N 3.8247°E / 43.5772; 3.8247 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Lattes |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Rio |
| Area | 12.89 km (4.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 13,300 |
| • Density | 1,000/km (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34270 /34430 |
| Elevation | 4–65 m (13–213 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Jean-de-Védas (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də vedas]; Languedocien: Sant Joan de Vedats) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Geography
Located southwest of Montpellier, the commune is composed of a series of increasingly steep hills towards the southwest and the Gardiole massif. It is traversed by the Rieucoulon River along its boundary with Montpellier and by the Mosson River to the west and south.
The commune borders Montpellier to the north and east, Juvignac and Lavérune to the northwest, Fabrègues to the southwest, and Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone to the southeast, and Lattes to the east.
Climate
In 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. 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.
For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 14.4 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.3 °C (61 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 657 mm, with 5.8 days of precipitation in January and 2.7 days in July. 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, 6 kilometres (4 mi) away as the crow flies, is 15.4 °C (60 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 591.6 mm.
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.
Urbanism
Typology
As of January 1, 2024, Saint-Jean-de-Védas is classified as a ‘grand centre urbain’ (major urban center) according to the new seven-level commune density grid established by Insee in 2022. It is part of the Montpellier urban unit, an intra-departmental agglomeration comprising 22 communes, of which Saint-Jean-de-Védas is a suburban commune. Additionally, Saint-Jean-de-Védas belongs to the Montpellier attraction area, where it is designated as a primary hub city. This area, encompassing 161 communes, falls under the category of areas with 700,000 inhabitants or more (excluding Paris).
Land Use
The land use in the commune, as recorded in the European biophysical land use database, Corine Land Cover (CLC), is characterized by a high proportion of artificial areas, accounting for 51.4% in 2018, up from 33.9% in 1990. The detailed distribution in 2018 was as follows: urban areas (30.2%), heterogeneous agricultural areas (26.5%), industrial or commercial zones and communication networks (21.2%), shrub and/or herbaceous vegetation environments (18.5%), grasslands (1.9%), forests (1.3%), and arable land (0.5%). Changes in the commune’s land use and infrastructure can be observed on various cartographic representations of the area: the Cassini map (18th century), the military topographic map (1820–1866), and IGN maps or aerial photographs from 1950 to the present day.
Population
In 2022, the commune had a population of 13,300.
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See also
Notes and references
Notes and maps
Notes
- An urban unit in France is defined as a commune or a group of communes with a continuous built-up area (no gap greater than 200 meters between two buildings) and a population of at least 2,000 inhabitants. A commune must have more than half of its population within this built-up area to qualify as part of an urban unit.
- In a multi-communal agglomeration, a commune is classified as suburban when it is not the central city; this means its population is less than 50% of the agglomeration’s total population or that of the most populated commune. In the case of the Montpellier urban unit, there is one central city and 21 suburban communes.
- The concept of an functional area replaced the former concept of an urban area in October 2020, enabling consistent comparisons with other European Union countries.
Maps
- "Évolution comparée de l'occupation des sols de la commune sur cartes anciennes". remonterletemps.ign.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
References
Insee website
- "La grille communale de densité". insee.fr (in French). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- "Unité urbaine 2020 de Montpellier". insee.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Métadonnées de la commune de Saint-Jean-de-Védas". Insee (in French).
- "Liste des communes composant l'aire d'attraction de Montpellier". insee.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
Other sources
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ 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 25 October 2024.
- "Orthodromie entre Saint-Jean-de-Védas et Prades-le-Lez". fr.distance.to. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "Station Météo-France « Prades le Lez » (commune de Prades-le-Lez) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "Station Météo-France « Prades le Lez » (commune de Prades-le-Lez) - fiche de métadonnées" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "Climadiag Commune:diagnostiquez les enjeux climatiques de votre collectivité". meteofrance.fr (in French). November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "CORINE Land Cover (CLC) - Répartition des superficies en 15 postes d'occupation des sols (métropole)". Data and Statistical Studies Portal of the Ministry of Ecological Transition (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022: 34 Hérault" (PDF). INSEE. December 2024.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Jean-de-Védas, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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