Montclus, Gard

Montclus
Commune
Distant view of Montclus with vineyards
Distant view of Montclus with vineyards
Coat of arms of Montclus
Coat of arms
Location of Montclus
Map
Montclus is located in France
Montclus
Montclus
Montclus is located in Occitanie
Montclus
Montclus
Coordinates: 44°15′41″N 4°25′14″E / 44.2614°N 4.4205°E / 44.2614; 4.4205
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonPont-Saint-Esprit
IntercommunalityCA Gard Rhodanien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoit Trichot[1]
Area
1
21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
181
 • Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30175 /30630
Elevation76–329 m (249–1,079 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.

Montclus is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

Geography

Climate

Montclus has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Montclus is 13.7 °C (56.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 951.2 mm (37.45 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.2 °C (73.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Montclus was 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.0 °C (6.8 °F) on 16 January 1985.

Climate data for Montclus (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0) 		25.9
(78.6) 		28.0
(82.4) 		31.2
(88.2) 		36.3
(97.3) 		43.8
(110.8) 		41.3
(106.3) 		42.9
(109.2) 		37.7
(99.9) 		32.0
(89.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		21.0
(69.8) 		43.8
(110.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5) 		12.2
(54.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		19.6
(67.3) 		23.7
(74.7) 		28.3
(82.9) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.2
(88.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		14.2
(57.6) 		10.7
(51.3) 		20.4
(68.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4) 		6.2
(43.2) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.3
(57.7) 		9.1
(48.4) 		5.8
(42.4) 		13.7
(56.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		0.2
(32.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		5.5
(41.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.8
(55.0) 		14.9
(58.8) 		14.7
(58.5) 		11.4
(52.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		4.0
(39.2) 		0.9
(33.6) 		7.1
(44.8)
Record low °C (°F) −14.0
(6.8) 		−10.9
(12.4) 		−13.1
(8.4) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		3.0
(37.4) 		6.0
(42.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−11.4
(11.5) 		−14.0
(6.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 76.8
(3.02) 		48.8
(1.92) 		54.9
(2.16) 		75.4
(2.97) 		75.2
(2.96) 		49.9
(1.96) 		44.4
(1.75) 		59.8
(2.35) 		132.4
(5.21) 		131.6
(5.18) 		134.1
(5.28) 		67.9
(2.67) 		951.2
(37.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.5 5.2 5.2 7.4 7.5 5.4 4.1 4.8 6.0 7.9 8.2 6.7 75.0
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196292—    
1968124+34.8%
1975115−7.3%
1982139+20.9%
1990135−2.9%
1999134−0.7%
2008151+12.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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