Vic-le-Fesq

Vic-le-Fesq
Commune
The town hall of Vic-le-Fesq
The town hall of Vic-le-Fesq
Coat of arms of Vic-le-Fesq
Coat of arms
Location of Vic-le-Fesq
Map
Vic-le-Fesq is located in France
Vic-le-Fesq
Vic-le-Fesq
Vic-le-Fesq is located in Occitanie
Vic-le-Fesq
Vic-le-Fesq
Coordinates: 43°52′12″N 4°04′59″E / 43.87°N 4.083°E / 43.87; 4.083
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementLe Vigan
CantonQuissac
IntercommunalityPiémont Cévenol
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) José Monel[1]
Area
1
9.63 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
571
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30349 /30260
Elevation35–163 m (115–535 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vic-le-Fesq (French pronunciation: [vik lə fɛsk]; Occitan: Vic e lo Fesc) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Vic-le-Fesq has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Vic-le-Fesq is 14.2 °C (57.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 844.7 mm (33.26 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vic-le-Fesq was 43.3 °C (109.9 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.0 °C (3.2 °F) on 15 January 1985.

Climate data for Vic-le-Fesq (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1966−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		28.5
(83.3) 		31.7
(89.1) 		34.3
(93.7) 		43.3
(109.9) 		39.9
(103.8) 		40.8
(105.4) 		36.1
(97.0) 		32.7
(90.9) 		26.4
(79.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		43.3
(109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2) 		13.3
(55.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		28.5
(83.3) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.1
(88.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		15.5
(59.9) 		12.2
(54.0) 		20.9
(69.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2) 		6.8
(44.2) 		10.0
(50.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		16.7
(62.1) 		20.8
(69.4) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		18.9
(66.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.1
(50.2) 		6.8
(44.2) 		14.2
(57.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9) 		0.3
(32.5) 		3.0
(37.4) 		5.9
(42.6) 		9.6
(49.3) 		13.1
(55.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		15.2
(59.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		9.2
(48.6) 		4.6
(40.3) 		1.3
(34.3) 		7.5
(45.5)
Record low °C (°F) −16.0
(3.2) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		2.5
(36.5) 		5.5
(41.9) 		4.4
(39.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−16.0
(3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.5
(2.66) 		47.1
(1.85) 		52.7
(2.07) 		71.5
(2.81) 		61.7
(2.43) 		48.3
(1.90) 		27.1
(1.07) 		46.6
(1.83) 		126.6
(4.98) 		116.5
(4.59) 		108.9
(4.29) 		70.2
(2.76) 		844.7
(33.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.6 4.9 5.1 6.8 6.4 5.0 3.2 4.6 5.5 7.2 7.8 6.3 69.5
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962178—    
19681,999+1023.0%
1975231−88.4%
1982209−9.5%
1990250+19.6%
1999295+18.0%
2008375+27.1%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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 4 September 2022.
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