Générargues
Générargues (French pronunciation: [ʒeneʁaʁɡ]; Occitan: Generargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France, around 10 km southwest of Alès.
Geography
Climate
Générargues has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Générargues is 14.2 °C (57.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,239.7 mm (48.81 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.0 °C (42.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Générargues was 43.3 °C (109.9 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 4 February 1963.
| Climate data for Générargues (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1949−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
43.3 (109.9) |
41.0 (105.8) |
42.1 (107.8) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
43.3 (109.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 99.0 (3.90) |
70.4 (2.77) |
91.8 (3.61) |
99.8 (3.93) |
101.5 (4.00) |
49.1 (1.93) |
41.0 (1.61) |
56.1 (2.21) |
171.7 (6.76) |
178.2 (7.02) |
162.3 (6.39) |
118.8 (4.68) |
1,239.7 (48.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 82.1 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 377 | — |
| 1975 | 406 | +1.06% |
| 1982 | 491 | +2.75% |
| 1990 | 546 | +1.34% |
| 1999 | 639 | +1.76% |
| 2009 | 698 | +0.89% |
| 2014 | 714 | +0.45% |
| 2020 | 692 | −0.52% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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