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Générargues

Coordinates: 44°04′58″N 3°59′03″E / 44.0828°N 3.9842°E / 44.0828; 3.9842
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Générargues
Bambouseraie d'Anduze
Bambouseraie d'Anduze
Coat of arms of Générargues
Location of Générargues
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Générargues is located in France
Générargues
Générargues
Générargues is located in Occitanie
Générargues
Générargues
Coordinates: 44°04′58″N 3°59′03″E / 44.0828°N 3.9842°E / 44.0828; 3.9842
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementAlès
CantonAlès-1
IntercommunalityAlès Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Jacot[1]
Area
1
10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
696
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30129 /30140
Elevation128–420 m (420–1,378 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Générargues (French pronunciation: [ʒeneʁaʁɡ]; Occitan: Generargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France, around 10 km southwest of Alès.

Geography

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Climate

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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[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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[4]

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE