Villevieille
Villevieille | |
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 The town hall in Villevieille | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Villevieille  | |
  Villevieille  Villevieille | |
| Coordinates: 43°47′22″N 4°05′50″E / 43.7894°N 4.0972°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Calvisson |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Sommières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maurice Fort |
Area 1 | 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,841 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30352 /30250 |
| Elevation | 23–106 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 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).[2] 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.[3][4]
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 343 | — |
| 1968 | 507 | +47.8% |
| 1975 | 650 | +28.2% |
| 1982 | 936 | +44.0% |
| 1990 | 1,030 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 1,196 | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 1,618 | +35.3% |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Climat Villevieille: Température moyenne Villevieille, diagramme climatique pour Villevieille - Climate-Data.org". fr.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "Temperature in France breaks record as European heat wave continues". BNO News. June 28, 2019.
- ^ "European heatwave: Hottest day ever in France as temp of 45.9C recorded". Sky News. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
External links
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