Montarnaud
Commune
Château and the nineteenth century church.
Château and the nineteenth century church.
Coat of arms of Montarnaud
Coat of arms
Location of Montarnaud
Map
Montarnaud is located in France
Montarnaud
Montarnaud
Montarnaud is located in Occitanie
Montarnaud
Montarnaud
Coordinates: 43°39′00″N 3°41′59″E / 43.65°N 3.6997°E / 43.65; 3.6997
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonGignac
IntercommunalityVallée de l'Hérault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Pugens[1]
Area
1
27.53 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,164
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34163 /34570
Elevation95–315 m (312–1,033 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montarnaud (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃taʁno]) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Map

Climate

Montarnaud has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Montarnaud is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 869.9 mm (34.25 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.2 °C (73.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Montarnaud was 44.1 °C (111.4 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 16 January 1985.

Climate data for Montarnaud (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1980−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8) 		24.3
(75.7) 		29.5
(85.1) 		29.1
(84.4) 		34.0
(93.2) 		44.1
(111.4) 		40.5
(104.9) 		41.5
(106.7) 		34.8
(94.6) 		33.0
(91.4) 		23.8
(74.8) 		21.2
(70.2) 		44.1
(111.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5) 		12.3
(54.1) 		15.7
(60.3) 		18.0
(64.4) 		21.9
(71.4) 		26.7
(80.1) 		30.1
(86.2) 		29.7
(85.5) 		25.1
(77.2) 		19.8
(67.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		11.7
(53.1) 		19.8
(67.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		6.9
(44.4) 		9.9
(49.8) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.8
(73.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		14.1
(57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.4
(34.5) 		1.5
(34.7) 		4.1
(39.4) 		6.7
(44.1) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		16.3
(61.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		10.1
(50.2) 		5.1
(41.2) 		2.2
(36.0) 		8.4
(47.1)
Record low °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		0.5
(32.9) 		3.0
(37.4) 		5.5
(41.9) 		5.5
(41.9) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−15.0
(5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.5
(3.17) 		65.2
(2.57) 		43.6
(1.72) 		71.1
(2.80) 		62.7
(2.47) 		40.6
(1.60) 		26.3
(1.04) 		39.5
(1.56) 		98.2
(3.87) 		132.1
(5.20) 		103.5
(4.07) 		106.6
(4.20) 		869.9
(34.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.5 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.5 4.6 2.6 4.1 4.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 67.3
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 602—    
1975 675+1.65%
1982 1,016+6.02%
1990 1,689+6.56%
1999 2,350+3.74%
2007 2,466+0.60%
2012 2,553+0.70%
2017 3,754+8.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Montarnaud (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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