Berlou
Berlou | |
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Location of Berlou  | |
  Berlou  Berlou | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′28″N 2°57′24″E / 43.4911°N 2.9567°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Lignon[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 219 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34030 /34360 |
| Elevation | 130–680 m (430–2,230 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Berlou (French pronunciation: [bɛʁlu]; Occitan: Berlon) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Geography[edit]
Climate[edit]
Berlou has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Berlou is 15.2 °C (59.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 908.5 mm (35.77 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.9 °C (75.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 8.0 °C (46.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Berlou was 42.1 °C (107.8 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.1 °C (17.4 °F) on 27 February 2018.
| Climate data for Berlou (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1988−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
42.1 (107.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.9 (105.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.1 (3.23) |
73.5 (2.89) |
51.7 (2.04) |
80.9 (3.19) |
70.3 (2.77) |
38.6 (1.52) |
23.7 (0.93) |
48.2 (1.90) |
86.7 (3.41) |
136.8 (5.39) |
107.6 (4.24) |
108.4 (4.27) |
908.5 (35.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 71.9 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 244 | — |
| 1968 | 267 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 228 | −14.6% |
| 1982 | 203 | −11.0% |
| 1990 | 193 | −4.9% |
| 1999 | 184 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | 189 | +2.7% |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Berlou (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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