Villevieille

For the town in Alpes-Maritimes, see Châteauneuf-Villevieille. For the French painter, see Joseph Villevieille.
Villevieille
Commune
The town hall in Villevieille
The town hall in Villevieille
Coat of arms of Villevieille
Coat of arms
Location of Villevieille
Map
Villevieille is located in France
Villevieille
Villevieille
Villevieille is located in Occitanie
Villevieille
Villevieille
Coordinates: 43°47′22″N 4°05′50″E / 43.7894°N 4.0972°E / 43.7894; 4.0972
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonCalvisson
IntercommunalityPays de Sommières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cécile Marquier[1]
Area
1
8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,841
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30352 /30250
Elevation23–106 m (75–348 ft)
(avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villevieille (French pronunciation: [vil.vjɛj]; Occitan: Vilavièlha) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

The village is located on the banks of the Vidourle.

Climate

The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[3] On 28 June 2019, during the June 2019 European heat wave, the temperature reached 45.4 °C (113.7 °F) in Villevieille, briefly the highest in French meteorological history, before being surpassed by Gallargues-le-Montueux later the same day.[4][5]

Climate data for Villevieille (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1970−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3) 		24.5
(76.1) 		28.7
(83.7) 		31.4
(88.5) 		35.5
(95.9) 		45.4
(113.7) 		41.6
(106.9) 		40.9
(105.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		33.1
(91.6) 		26.3
(79.3) 		22.1
(71.8) 		45.4
(113.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.9
(53.4) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.9
(62.4) 		19.5
(67.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		28.4
(83.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.2
(88.2) 		26.3
(79.3) 		21.0
(69.8) 		15.6
(60.1) 		12.3
(54.1) 		21.0
(69.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		7.5
(45.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		13.4
(56.1) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		15.6
(60.1) 		10.6
(51.1) 		7.4
(45.3) 		14.8
(58.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2) 		1.7
(35.1) 		4.4
(39.9) 		7.2
(45.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.3
(57.7) 		16.6
(61.9) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		2.5
(36.5) 		8.7
(47.7)
Record low °C (°F) −13.9
(7.0) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−10.7
(12.7) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		0.9
(33.6) 		5.1
(41.2) 		7.5
(45.5) 		5.5
(41.9) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−13.9
(7.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.2
(2.45) 		42.5
(1.67) 		47.0
(1.85) 		71.2
(2.80) 		53.1
(2.09) 		39.3
(1.55) 		21.6
(0.85) 		48.8
(1.92) 		107.6
(4.24) 		103.7
(4.08) 		97.8
(3.85) 		66.3
(2.61) 		761.1
(29.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.0 4.6 4.8 6.5 6.0 4.6 3.1 4.3 5.1 6.7 7.6 5.9 65.4
Source: Météo-France[6]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962343—    
1968507+47.8%
1975650+28.2%
1982936+44.0%
19901,030+10.0%
19991,196+16.1%
20081,618+35.3%

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. ^ "Climat Villevieille: Température moyenne Villevieille, diagramme climatique pour Villevieille - Climate-Data.org". fr.climate-data.org. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Temperature in France breaks record as European heat wave continues". BNO News. 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "European heatwave: Hottest day ever in France as temp of 45.9C recorded". Sky News. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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