Gallargues-le-Montueux (French pronunciation: [ɡalaʁɡ lə mɔ̃tɥø]; Occitan: Galargues) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
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Location of Gallargues-le-Montueux  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°43′19″N 4°10′25″E / 43.7219°N 4.1736°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Aigues-Mortes |
| Intercommunality | Rhôny Vistre Vidourle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Freddy Cerda[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,592 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30123 /30660 |
| Elevation | 8–65 m (26–213 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Gallargues-le-Montueux is situated near the river Vidourle, 6 km northeast of Lunel and 20 km southwest of Nîmes. Gallargues station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier.
Climate edit
The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[3] On 28 June 2019, during the June 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 45.9 °C (114.6 °F) was recorded in Gallargues-le-Montueux.[4] It was initially reported as the highest temperature in French meteorological history, but a subsequent review of measurements by Météo-France determined that the temperature reached 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) in nearby Verargues.[5]
| Climate data for Gallargues-le-Montueux (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1985−2021) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
36.0 (96.8) |
45.9 (114.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.1 (104.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
45.9 (114.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.5 (9.5) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.6 (2.23) |
35.9 (1.41) |
41.5 (1.63) |
63.5 (2.50) |
47.3 (1.86) |
37.7 (1.48) |
19.7 (0.78) |
44.2 (1.74) |
97.9 (3.85) |
87.7 (3.45) |
88.8 (3.50) |
54.0 (2.13) |
674.8 (26.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 61.6 |
| Source: Météo-France[4] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,354 | — |
| 1975 | 1,324 | −0.32% |
| 1982 | 1,633 | +3.04% |
| 1990 | 1,988 | +2.49% |
| 1999 | 2,303 | +1.65% |
| 2007 | 3,136 | +3.93% |
| 2012 | 3,378 | +1.50% |
| 2017 | 3,708 | +1.88% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Education edit
There is a public preschool/nursery (école maternelle) as well as the public École Élémentaire la Maurelle.[7]
The collège (junior high school) serving the community is Collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux. In addition to Gallargues-le-Montueux, it also serves Aigues-Vives and Aimargues. It opened in September 2014. As of 2017[update] it has about 600 students.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Climat Gallargues-le-Montueux: Température moyenne Gallargues-le-Montueux, diagramme climatique pour Gallargues-le-Montueux - Climate-Data.org". fr.climate-data.org. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "METEO FRANCE - le site institutionnel de Météo-France".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Infos et Adresse utiles." Gallargues. October 29, 2014. Retrieved on July 15, 2017.
- ^ "Le collège" (Archive at Archive.is). Aimargues. Retrieved on 15 July 2017. "Le collège de Gallargues-le-Montueux ouvre ses portes en septembre 2014. Il accueille tous les collégiens d'Aimargues, d'Aigues-Vives et de Gallargues-le-Montueux."
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