Prades-le-Lez
Commune
A general view of Prades-le-Lez
A general view of Prades-le-Lez
Coat of arms of Prades-le-Lez
Coat of arms
Location of Prades-le-Lez
Map
Prades-le-Lez is located in France
Prades-le-Lez
Prades-le-Lez
Prades-le-Lez is located in Occitanie
Prades-le-Lez
Prades-le-Lez
Coordinates: 43°42′00″N 3°51′56″E / 43.7°N 3.8656°E / 43.7; 3.8656
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonSaint-Gély-du-Fesc
IntercommunalityMontpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Florence Brau[1]
Area
1
8.88 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,107
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34217 /34730
Elevation53–134 m (174–440 ft)
(avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prades-le-Lez (French pronunciation: [pʁad lə lɛz] ⓘ; Occitan: Pradas de Les) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Prades-le-Lez has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Prades-le-Lez is 14.3 °C (57.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 852.2 mm (33.55 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.7 °C (74.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Prades-le-Lez was 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.6 °C (5.7 °F) on 12 February 2012.

Climate data for Prades-le-Lez (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1980−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6) 		25.0
(77.0) 		28.3
(82.9) 		32.3
(90.1) 		34.7
(94.5) 		44.4
(111.9) 		39.5
(103.1) 		42.0
(107.6) 		38.0
(100.4) 		34.3
(93.7) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		44.4
(111.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9) 		12.9
(55.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		18.8
(65.8) 		23.1
(73.6) 		27.9
(82.2) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		26.0
(78.8) 		20.5
(68.9) 		15.1
(59.2) 		12.1
(53.8) 		20.5
(68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2) 		7.1
(44.8) 		9.9
(49.8) 		12.6
(54.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		19.2
(66.6) 		15.1
(59.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		14.3
(57.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6) 		1.2
(34.2) 		3.4
(38.1) 		6.5
(43.7) 		10.0
(50.0) 		13.5
(56.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		9.8
(49.6) 		4.7
(40.5) 		1.9
(35.4) 		8.1
(46.6)
Record low °C (°F) −14.6
(5.7) 		−14.6
(5.7) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		0.5
(32.9) 		4.9
(40.8) 		6.8
(44.2) 		5.7
(42.3) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−10.3
(13.5) 		−14.6
(5.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 78.2
(3.08) 		68.3
(2.69) 		43.6
(1.72) 		70.1
(2.76) 		61.1
(2.41) 		46.0
(1.81) 		24.1
(0.95) 		40.3
(1.59) 		106.0
(4.17) 		117.7
(4.63) 		99.7
(3.93) 		97.1
(3.82) 		852.2
(33.55)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.5 5.2 4.9 6.8 6.7 4.4 3.0 4.3 5.3 7.5 7.1 6.3 67.8
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 207—    
1851 390+1.10%
1891 442+0.31%
1911 511+0.73%
1926 492−0.25%
1936 502+0.20%
1946 419−1.79%
1954 476+1.61%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 704+2.83%
1975 917+3.85%
1982 1,538+7.67%
1990 3,604+11.23%
1999 4,361+2.14%
2007 4,509+0.42%
2012 4,548+0.17%
2017 5,467+3.75%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Prades le Lez (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Prades-le-Lez, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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