Gallargues-le-Montueux
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). 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. 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.
| Climate data for Gallargues-le-Montueux (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1985−2021) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 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 | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,354 | — |
| 1975 | 1,324 | −0.32% |
| 1982 | 1,633 | +3.04% |
| 1990 | 1,988 | +2.49% |
| 1999 | 2,303 | +1.65% |
| 2007 | 3,136 | +3.93% |
| 2012 | 3,378 | +1.50% |
| 2017 | 3,708 | +1.88% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Education
There is a public preschool/nursery (école maternelle) as well as the public École Élémentaire la Maurelle.
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 it has about 600 students.
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