Commune in Occitania, France
| Villespassans | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Villespassans | |
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| Coordinates: 43°22′54″N 2°54′59″E / 43.3817°N 2.9164°E / 43.3817; 2.9164 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Christophe Petit |
| Area | 14.07 km (5.43 sq mi) |
| Population | 186 |
| • Density | 13/km (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34339 /34360 |
| Elevation | 138–321 m (453–1,053 ft) (avg. 249 m or 817 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villespassans is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Geography
Climate
Villespassans has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Villespassans is 14.4 °C (57.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 729.2 mm (28.71 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.3 °C (73.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Villespassans was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 6 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.6 °C (5.7 °F) on 9 January 1985.
| Climate data for Villespassans (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1980−2019) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
36.0 (96.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
41.7 (107.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
41.7 (107.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.6 (2.74) |
79.1 (3.11) |
49.6 (1.95) |
61.0 (2.40) |
54.4 (2.14) |
35.4 (1.39) |
19.2 (0.76) |
46.1 (1.81) |
56.6 (2.23) |
107.9 (4.25) |
77.7 (3.06) |
72.6 (2.86) |
729.2 (28.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 66.3 |
| Source: Meteociel | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 132 | — |
| 1968 | 156 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 136 | −12.8% |
| 1982 | 132 | −2.9% |
| 1990 | 124 | −6.1% |
| 1999 | 126 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 140 | +11.1% |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- "Normales et records pour Villespassans (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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