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Villevieille

Villevieille (French pronunciation: [vil.vjɛj]; Occitan: Vilavièlha) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

The village is located on the banks of the Vidourle.

Climate

The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[3] On 28 June 2019, during the June 2019 European heat wave, the temperature reached 45.4 °C (113.7 °F) in Villevieille, briefly the highest in French meteorological history, before being surpassed by Gallargues-le-Montueux later the same day.[4][5]

Climate data for Villevieille (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1970−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
24.5
(76.1)
28.7
(83.7)
31.4
(88.5)
35.5
(95.9)
45.4
(113.7)
41.6
(106.9)
40.9
(105.6)
36.0
(96.8)
33.1
(91.6)
26.3
(79.3)
22.1
(71.8)
45.4
(113.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.9
(53.4)
13.3
(55.9)
16.9
(62.4)
19.5
(67.1)
23.7
(74.7)
28.4
(83.1)
31.5
(88.7)
31.2
(88.2)
26.3
(79.3)
21.0
(69.8)
15.6
(60.1)
12.3
(54.1)
21.0
(69.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)
7.5
(45.5)
10.7
(51.3)
13.4
(56.1)
17.2
(63.0)
21.3
(70.3)
24.1
(75.4)
23.9
(75.0)
19.6
(67.3)
15.6
(60.1)
10.6
(51.1)
7.4
(45.3)
14.8
(58.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
1.7
(35.1)
4.4
(39.9)
7.2
(45.0)
10.8
(51.4)
14.3
(57.7)
16.6
(61.9)
16.5
(61.7)
12.9
(55.2)
10.2
(50.4)
5.6
(42.1)
2.5
(36.5)
8.7
(47.7)
Record low °C (°F) −13.9
(7.0)
−10.1
(13.8)
−10.7
(12.7)
−2.7
(27.1)
0.9
(33.6)
5.1
(41.2)
7.5
(45.5)
5.5
(41.9)
2.2
(36.0)
−2.2
(28.0)
−7.9
(17.8)
−9.7
(14.5)
−13.9
(7.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.2
(2.45)
42.5
(1.67)
47.0
(1.85)
71.2
(2.80)
53.1
(2.09)
39.3
(1.55)
21.6
(0.85)
48.8
(1.92)
107.6
(4.24)
103.7
(4.08)
97.8
(3.85)
66.3
(2.61)
761.1
(29.96)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.0 4.6 4.8 6.5 6.0 4.6 3.1 4.3 5.1 6.7 7.6 5.9 65.4
Source: Météo-France[6]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962343—    
1968507+47.8%
1975650+28.2%
1982936+44.0%
19901,030+10.0%
19991,196+16.1%
20081,618+35.3%

See also

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