Vérargues
Vérargues | |
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Part of Entre-Vignes | |
 An old postcard view of Vérargues | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vérargues  | |
  Vérargues  Vérargues | |
| Coordinates: 43°43′02″N 4°06′01″E / 43.7172°N 4.1003°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Lunel |
| Commune | Entre-Vignes |
| Area 1 | 5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 34400 |
| Elevation | 15–65 m (49–213 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. | |
Vérargues is a former commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Entre-Vignes.[1]
Climate
The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[2] On 28 June 2019, during the 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) was recorded in Vérargues, the highest in French meteorological history.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 178 | — |
| 1968 | 308 | +73.0% |
| 1975 | 348 | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 291 | −16.4% |
| 1990 | 524 | +80.1% |
| 1999 | 446 | −14.9% |
| 2008 | 696 | +56.1% |
See also
References
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 13 December 2018 (in French)
- ^ "Climat Gallargues-le-Montueux: Température moyenne Gallargues-le-Montueux, diagramme climatique pour Gallargues-le-Montueux - Climate-Data.org". fr.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/74345599-c-est-officiel-on-a-atteint-les-46-c-en-france-en-juin
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