Valflaunès

Valflaunès
Commune
The church of Valflaunès
The church of Valflaunès
Coat of arms of Valflaunès
Coat of arms
Location of Valflaunès
Map
Valflaunès is located in France
Valflaunès
Valflaunès
Valflaunès is located in Occitanie
Valflaunès
Valflaunès
Coordinates: 43°48′05″N 3°52′21″E / 43.8014°N 3.8725°E / 43.8014; 3.8725
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonLodève
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Fabre[1]
Area
1
21.04 km2 (8.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
784
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34322 /34270
Elevation109–640 m (358–2,100 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valflaunès (French pronunciation: [valflonɛs]; Occitan: Valfaunés) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region southern France.

Geography

Climate

Valflaunès has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Valflaunès is 14.5 °C (58.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 984.5 mm (38.76 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.9 °C (75.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.3 °C (43.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Valflaunès was 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.4 °C (6.1 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Valflaunès (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990−2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6) 		23.4
(74.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		33.1
(91.6) 		35.3
(95.5) 		39.6
(103.3) 		38.8
(101.8) 		42.4
(108.3) 		35.5
(95.9) 		33.2
(91.8) 		24.0
(75.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		42.4
(108.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		16.8
(62.2) 		19.3
(66.7) 		23.6
(74.5) 		28.3
(82.9) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.2
(88.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		20.4
(68.7) 		15.2
(59.4) 		11.7
(53.1) 		20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		7.1
(44.8) 		10.3
(50.5) 		13.0
(55.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.8
(74.8) 		19.2
(66.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.9
(49.8) 		6.6
(43.9) 		14.5
(58.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6) 		1.0
(33.8) 		3.8
(38.8) 		6.7
(44.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		13.9
(57.0) 		16.4
(61.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		9.7
(49.5) 		4.7
(40.5) 		1.5
(34.7) 		8.2
(46.8)
Record low °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1) 		−14.4
(6.1) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		2.3
(36.1) 		6.0
(42.8) 		7.4
(45.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−14.4
(6.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85.7
(3.37) 		62.0
(2.44) 		51.0
(2.01) 		79.6
(3.13) 		83.4
(3.28) 		42.8
(1.69) 		27.8
(1.09) 		43.3
(1.70) 		134.2
(5.28) 		159.2
(6.27) 		100.0
(3.94) 		115.5
(4.55) 		984.5
(38.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.8 4.6 5.3 6.6 6.8 4.7 3.0 4.1 5.9 8.6 7.9 6.5 70.6
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962230—    
1968251+9.1%
1975250−0.4%
1982398+59.2%
1990604+51.8%
1999655+8.4%
2008714+9.0%

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. ^ "Normales et records pour Valflaunes-Plaine (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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