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Bélarga

Coordinates: 43°33′12″N 3°29′15″E / 43.5533°N 3.4875°E / 43.5533; 3.4875
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Bélarga
Commune
Bélarga
Bélarga
Coat of arms of Bélarga
Coat of arms
Location of Bélarga
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Bélarga is located in France
Bélarga
Bélarga
Bélarga is located in Occitanie
Bélarga
Bélarga
Coordinates: 43°33′12″N 3°29′15″E / 43.5533°N 3.4875°E / 43.5533; 3.4875
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonGignac
IntercommunalityVallée de l'Hérault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) José Martinez[1]
Area
1
4.13 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
668
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34029 /34230
Elevation17–84 m (56–276 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bélarga (French pronunciation: [belaʁɡa]; Languedocien: Belargan) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

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Climate

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In 2010, the climate of the commune is classified as a frank Mediterranean climate, according to a study based on a dataset covering the 1971-2000 period.[3] In 2020, Météo-France published a typology of climates in mainland France in which the commune is exposed to a Mediterranean climate and is part of the Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon climatic region, characterized by low rainfall in summer, very good sunshine (2,600 h/year), a hot summer 21.5 °C (71 °F), very dry air in summer, dry conditions in all seasons, strong winds (with a frequency of 40 to 50% for winds > 5 m/s), and little fog.[4]

For the period from 1971 to 2000, the average annual temperature was 14.6 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.3 °C (61 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 641 mm, with 5.9 days of precipitation in January and 2.6 days in July.[3] For the subsequent period of 1991 to 2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune of Saint-André-de-Sangonis, 10.79 kilometres (7 mi) away as the crow flies,[5] is 15.5 °C (60 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm.[6][7]

For the future, climate parameters for the commune projected for 2050, based on different greenhouse gas emission scenarios, can be consulted on a dedicated website published by Météo-France in November 2022.[8]

Population

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Changes in the number of inhabitants have been documented through population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. For communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, a full census of the population is conducted every five years, with the legal populations for the intervening years estimated through interpolation or extrapolation.[9] For this commune, the first complete census under the new system was carried out in 2006.[10]

In 2021, the commune had a population of 668,[Note 1] reflecting an increase of +21.45% since 2015 (Hérault: +7.29%, France excluding Mayotte: +1.84%).

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 256—    
1800 263+0.39%
1806 279+0.99%
1821 273−0.14%
1831 369+3.06%
1836 330−2.21%
1841 341+0.66%
1846 331−0.59%
1851 341+0.60%
1856 331−0.59%
1861 375+2.53%
1866 392+0.89%
1872 374−0.78%
1876 362−0.81%
1881 286−4.60%
1886 326+2.65%
1891 295−1.98%
1896 328+2.14%
1901 336+0.48%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 340+0.24%
1911 373+1.87%
1921 321−1.49%
1926 316−0.31%
1931 288−1.84%
1936 295+0.48%
1946 296+0.03%
1954 254−1.89%
1962 250−0.20%
1968 247−0.20%
1975 228−1.14%
1982 245+1.03%
1990 241−0.21%
1999 258+0.76%
2006 397+6.35%
2011 451+2.58%
2016 586+5.38%
2021 668+2.65%
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999,[11] and INSEE since 2006.[12]

Sites and monuments

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See also

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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Legal municipal population effective as of January 1, 2024, based on 2021 data, defined within the territorial boundaries effective as of January 1, 2023, with a statistical reference date of January 1, 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Joly, Daniel; Brossard, Thierry; Cardot, Hervé; Cavailhes, Jean; Hilal, Mohamed; Wavresky, Pierre (18 June 2010). "Climate Types in France: A Spatial Construction". Cybergéo, European Journal of Geography (501). doi:10.4000/cybergeo.23155. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Zonages climatiques en France métropolitaine". pluiesextremes.meteo.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Orthodromie entre Bélarga et Saint-André-de-Sangonis". fr.distance.to. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche de métadonnées" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Climadiag Commune:diagnostiquez les enjeux climatiques de votre collectivité". meteofrance.fr (in French). November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. ^ "L'organisation du recensement". insee.fr.
  10. ^ "Calendrier départemental des recensements". insee.fr.
  11. ^ "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui". École des hautes études en sciences sociales (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  12. ^ Statistical data from INSEE for various years:
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