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La Rouvière

Coordinates: 43°55′56″N 4°14′10″E / 43.9322°N 4.2361°E / 43.9322; 4.2361
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La Rouvière
Coat of arms of La Rouvière
Location of La Rouvière
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La Rouvière is located in France
La Rouvière
La Rouvière
La Rouvière is located in Occitanie
La Rouvière
La Rouvière
Coordinates: 43°55′56″N 4°14′10″E / 43.9322°N 4.2361°E / 43.9322; 4.2361
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonCalvisson
IntercommunalityCA Nîmes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick de Gonzaga[1]
Area
1
7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
635
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30224 /30190
Elevation69–155 m (226–509 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Rouvière (French pronunciation: [la ʁuvjɛʁ]; Occitan: La Rovièira) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

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Climate

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La Rouvière has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in La Rouvière is 14.5 °C (58.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 914.4 mm (36.00 in) with September 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 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Rouvière was 43.9 °C (111.0 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.4 °C (11.5 °F) on 2 March 2005.

Climate data for La Rouvière (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1986−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
25.7
(78.3)
27.9
(82.2)
31.2
(88.2)
35.8
(96.4)
43.9
(111.0)
40.7
(105.3)
43.0
(109.4)
36.6
(97.9)
31.5
(88.7)
24.7
(76.5)
21.0
(69.8)
43.9
(111.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3)
13.0
(55.4)
16.9
(62.4)
19.6
(67.3)
23.5
(74.3)
28.1
(82.6)
31.2
(88.2)
31.1
(88.0)
26.1
(79.0)
20.7
(69.3)
15.0
(59.0)
11.7
(53.1)
20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
7.2
(45.0)
10.5
(50.9)
13.2
(55.8)
16.9
(62.4)
21.0
(69.8)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
19.2
(66.6)
15.2
(59.4)
10.1
(50.2)
6.9
(44.4)
14.5
(58.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.4
(34.5)
1.4
(34.5)
4.0
(39.2)
6.8
(44.2)
10.4
(50.7)
13.9
(57.0)
16.3
(61.3)
16.0
(60.8)
12.4
(54.3)
9.7
(49.5)
5.2
(41.4)
2.0
(35.6)
8.3
(46.9)
Record low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)
−9.2
(15.4)
−11.4
(11.5)
−3.9
(25.0)
0.2
(32.4)
4.0
(39.2)
8.2
(46.8)
6.0
(42.8)
3.0
(37.4)
−3.5
(25.7)
−8.0
(17.6)
−10.6
(12.9)
−11.4
(11.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.9
(3.07)
47.3
(1.86)
58.5
(2.30)
79.4
(3.13)
63.7
(2.51)
48.9
(1.93)
31.3
(1.23)
48.9
(1.93)
141.0
(5.55)
126.4
(4.98)
120.8
(4.76)
70.3
(2.77)
914.4
(36.00)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.6 4.8 5.1 6.8 6.5 4.7 3.1 3.9 5.5 7.1 8.0 6.3 68.5
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962197—    
1968205+4.1%
1975201−2.0%
1982268+33.3%
1990353+31.7%
1999495+40.2%
2008614+24.0%

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.