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| Vic-en-Bigorre | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Town hall of Vic-en-Bigorre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Vic-en-Bigorre | |
  Vic-en-BigorreShow map of France Vic-en-BigorreShow map of Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′11″N 0°03′14″E / 43.3864°N 0.0539°E / 43.3864; 0.0539 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes |
| Canton | Vic-en-Bigorre |
| Intercommunality | Adour Madiran |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Clément Menet |
| Area | 31.93 km (12.33 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,830 |
| • Density | 150/km (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65460 /65500 |
| Elevation | 192–323 m (630–1,060 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vic-en-Bigorre (French pronunciation: [vik ɑ̃ biɡɔʁ], literally Vic in Bigorre; Occitan: Vic de Bigòrra) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.
Geography
Climate
Vic-en-Bigorre has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Vic-en-Bigorre is 13.1 °C (55.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 937.3 mm (36.90 in) with April as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 20.9 °C (69.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.7 °C (42.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vic-en-Bigorre was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on 4 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) on 25 December 2001.
| Climate data for Vic-en-Bigorre (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1987−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
40.1 (104.2) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 86.6 (3.41) |
69.9 (2.75) |
74.0 (2.91) |
99.5 (3.92) |
95.5 (3.76) |
74.2 (2.92) |
65.1 (2.56) |
58.2 (2.29) |
64.5 (2.54) |
71.0 (2.80) |
98.6 (3.88) |
80.2 (3.16) |
937.3 (36.90) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 118.1 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,389 | — |
| 1975 | 4,559 | +0.54% |
| 1982 | 4,568 | +0.03% |
| 1990 | 4,888 | +0.85% |
| 1999 | 4,783 | −0.24% |
| 2007 | 5,099 | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 5,071 | −0.11% |
| 2017 | 4,897 | −0.70% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
See also
References
- "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.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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