Commune in Occitania, France
Gallargues-le-Montueux (French pronunciation: [ɡalaʁɡ lə mɔ̃tɥø]; Occitan: Galargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Geography
Gallargues-le-Montueux is situated near the river Vidourle, 6 km northeast of Lunel and 20 km southwest of Nîmes. Gallargues station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier.
Climate
The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[3] On 28 June 2019, during the June 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 45.9 °C (114.6 °F) was recorded in Gallargues-le-Montueux.[4] It was initially reported as the highest temperature in French meteorological history, but a subsequent review of measurements by Météo-France determined that the temperature reached 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) in nearby Verargues.[5]
| Climate data for Gallargues-le-Montueux (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1985−2021)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
|
Dec
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Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
28.6
(83.5)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
36.0
(96.8)
|
45.9
(114.6)
|
39.0
(102.2)
|
40.1
(104.2)
|
35.9
(96.6)
|
33.1
(91.6)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
45.9
(114.6)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
13.6
(56.5)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
19.8
(67.6)
|
24.0
(75.2)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
31.6
(88.9)
|
31.4
(88.5)
|
26.4
(79.5)
|
21.3
(70.3)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
7.5
(45.5)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
2.8
(37.0)
|
5.7
(42.3)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
18.1
(64.6)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
3.5
(38.3)
|
9.9
(49.8)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−12.5
(9.5)
|
−9.0
(15.8)
|
−6.7
(19.9)
|
−0.4
(31.3)
|
3.5
(38.3)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
5.0
(41.0)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
−5.5
(22.1)
|
−9.1
(15.6)
|
−12.5
(9.5)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
56.6
(2.23)
|
35.9
(1.41)
|
41.5
(1.63)
|
63.5
(2.50)
|
47.3
(1.86)
|
37.7
(1.48)
|
19.7
(0.78)
|
44.2
(1.74)
|
97.9
(3.85)
|
87.7
(3.45)
|
88.8
(3.50)
|
54.0
(2.13)
|
674.8
(26.57)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
5.8
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
6.3
|
5.6
|
4.0
|
2.7
|
3.6
|
5.1
|
6.2
|
7.2
|
5.8
|
61.6
|
| Source: Météo-France[4]
|
Education
There is a public preschool/nursery (école maternelle) as well as the public École Élémentaire la Maurelle.[7]
The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aigues-Vives and Aimargues. It opened in September 2014. As of 2017[update] it has about 600 students.[8]
