Part of Entre-Vignes in Occitania, France
Vérargues (French pronunciation: [veʁaʁɡ]; Provençal: Verargas) is a former commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Entre-Vignes.[2]
Climate
The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[3] The average annual temperature in Vérargues is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 743.9 mm (29.29 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.8 °C (74.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.5 °C (43.7 °F). On 28 June 2019, during the 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) was recorded in Vérargues, the highest in French meteorological history.[4]
Climate data for Vérargues, elevation: 56 m (184 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1980–present
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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
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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22.5 (72.5)
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25.0 (77.0)
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29.5 (85.1)
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33.0 (91.4)
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36.0 (96.8)
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46.0 (114.8)
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39.0 (102.2)
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41.5 (106.7)
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37.5 (99.5)
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33.5 (92.3)
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26.5 (79.7)
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21.0 (69.8)
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46.0 (114.8)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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11.2 (52.2)
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12.6 (54.7)
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16.0 (60.8)
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18.7 (65.7)
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23.0 (73.4)
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27.5 (81.5)
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30.7 (87.3)
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30.3 (86.5)
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25.8 (78.4)
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20.5 (68.9)
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14.9 (58.8)
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11.7 (53.1)
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20.3 (68.5)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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6.5 (43.7)
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7.5 (45.5)
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10.4 (50.7)
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13.0 (55.4)
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17.1 (62.8)
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20.8 (69.4)
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23.8 (74.8)
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23.4 (74.1)
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19.6 (67.3)
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15.5 (59.9)
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10.2 (50.4)
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7.2 (45.0)
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14.6 (58.3)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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1.8 (35.2)
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2.3 (36.1)
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4.8 (40.6)
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7.3 (45.1)
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11.1 (52.0)
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14.2 (57.6)
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16.9 (62.4)
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16.6 (61.9)
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13.4 (56.1)
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10.5 (50.9)
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5.5 (41.9)
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2.8 (37.0)
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9.0 (48.2)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−13.5 (7.7)
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−12.0 (10.4)
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−8.0 (17.6)
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−2.5 (27.5)
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2.0 (35.6)
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5.0 (41.0)
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8.0 (46.4)
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6.5 (43.7)
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3.0 (37.4)
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−1.5 (29.3)
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−6.0 (21.2)
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−10.0 (14.0)
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−13.5 (7.7)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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60.7 (2.39)
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50.9 (2.00)
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40.5 (1.59)
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65.4 (2.57)
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54.2 (2.13)
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30.6 (1.20)
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23.4 (0.92)
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43.6 (1.72)
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103.0 (4.06)
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114.2 (4.50)
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86.3 (3.40)
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73.8 (2.91)
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743.9 (29.29)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
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6.3
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5.2
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5.4
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6.9
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6.5
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4.5
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2.6
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4.1
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5.4
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7.3
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6.7
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6.4
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67.4
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Source: Meteo France[5]
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Population
Historical populationYear | | |
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1962 | 178 | — |
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1968 | 308 | +73.0% |
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1975 | 348 | +13.0% |
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1982 | 291 | −16.4% |
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1990 | 524 | +80.1% |
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1999 | 446 | −14.9% |
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2008 | 696 | +56.1% |
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See also
References
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