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Pouzols

Coordinates: 43°37′09″N 3°30′48″E / 43.6192°N 3.5133°E / 43.6192; 3.5133
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Pouzols
Commune
The bell tower in Pouzols
The bell tower in Pouzols
Coat of arms of Pouzols
Coat of arms
Location of Pouzols
Map
Pouzols is located in France
Pouzols
Pouzols
Pouzols is located in Occitanie
Pouzols
Pouzols
Coordinates: 43°37′09″N 3°30′48″E / 43.6192°N 3.5133°E / 43.6192; 3.5133
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonGignac
IntercommunalityVallée de l'Hérault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Véronique Marié-Neil[1]
Area
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2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
957
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34215 /34230
Elevation27–100 m (89–328 ft)
(avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pouzols (French pronunciation: [puzɔl]; Occitan: Posòls) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

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The neighboring communes are Canet, Gignac, Popian, Le Pouget and Saint-André-de-Sangonis.

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 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 14.4 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.3 °C (61 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 732 mm, with 6.5 days of precipitation in January and 2.8 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, 4 kilometres (2 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 957,[Note 1] reflecting an increase of +2.13% since 2015 (Hérault: +7.29%, France excluding Mayotte: +1.84%).

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 269—    
1800 272+0.16%
1806 302+1.76%
1821 262−0.94%
1831 340+2.64%
1836 338−0.12%
1841 319−1.15%
1846 324+0.31%
1851 346+1.32%
1856 359+0.74%
1861 352−0.39%
1866 373+1.17%
1872 361−0.54%
1876 407+3.04%
1881 324−4.46%
1886 332+0.49%
1891 424+5.01%
1896 420−0.19%
1901 458+1.75%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 465+0.30%
1911 471+0.26%
1921 512+0.84%
1926 539+1.03%
1931 569+1.09%
1936 475−3.55%
1946 511+0.73%
1954 428−2.19%
1962 441+0.37%
1968 413−1.09%
1975 335−2.95%
1982 368+1.35%
1990 436+2.14%
1999 629+4.16%
2006 788+3.27%
2011 851+1.55%
2016 969+2.63%
2021 957−0.25%
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999,[11] and INSEE since 2006.[12]

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 Pouzols 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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