Aumelas (French pronunciation: [om(ə)las]; Languedocien: Aumelaç) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Aumelas
Chapel of Cardonnet
Chapel of Cardonnet
Coat of arms of Aumelas
Location of Aumelas
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Aumelas is located in France
Aumelas
Aumelas
Aumelas is located in Occitanie
Aumelas
Aumelas
Coordinates: 43°36′14″N 3°35′57″E / 43.6039°N 3.5992°E / 43.6039; 3.5992
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonGignac
IntercommunalityCC Vallée Hérault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ronny Poncé[1]
Area
1
58.26 km2 (22.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
557
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34016 /34230
Elevation64–341 m (210–1,119 ft)
(avg. 295 m or 968 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
The castle from West

Geography

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The neighboring communes are La Boissière to the north, Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle to the northeast, Cournonterral to the east, Montbazin to the east-southeast, Saint-Pargoire and Villeveyrac to the south, Plaissan to the southwest, Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve and Vendémian to the west and Gignac to the northwest.

Climate

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In 2010, the climate of the commune is classified as a frank Mediterranean climate, according to a study based on a dataset covering the 1971-2000 period.[3] In 2020, Météo-France published a typology of climates in mainland France in which the commune is exposed to a Mediterranean climate and is part of the Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon climatic region, characterized by low rainfall in summer, very good sunshine (2,600 h/year), a hot summer 21.5 °C (71 °F), very dry air in summer, dry conditions in all seasons, strong winds (with a frequency of 40 to 50% for winds > 5 m/s), and little fog.[4]

For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 13.9 °C (57 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 15.8 °C (60 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 837 mm, with 6.9 days of precipitation in January and 2.7 days in July.[3] For the subsequent period of 1991 to 2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune of Saint-André-de-Sangonis, 9 kilometres (6 mi) away as the crow flies,[5] is 15.5 °C (60 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm.[6][7]

For the future, climate parameters for the commune projected for 2050, based on different greenhouse gas emission scenarios, can be consulted on a dedicated website published by Météo-France in November 2022.[8]

Politics and Administration

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List of Mayors until the Liberation Elected
Denis Negrou 1792-1796
Antoine Bonniol 1796-1800
Denis Negrou 1800-1815
Marc Arnaud 1815-1830
Pierre Amadou 1830-1834
Jean Theule 1834-1844
Marc Arnaud 1844-1848
Cyprien Arnaud 1848-1851
Pierre Arnaud 1851-1870
Joseph Theule 1870-1878
François Theule 1878-1882
Jacques Bataille 1882-1908
Albert Bataille 1908-1914
Fulcrand Francès 1914-1916
Alexandre Lassalvy 1916-1920
Émile Francès 1920-1933
Émile Theule 1933-1944
List of Mayors since 1944 Elected Party
François Saintpierre 1944-1947
Henri Cheule 1947-1989
Jean-Claude Poncé 1989-march 2008 DVG
Michel Saintpierre march 2008-may 2020 IP
Ronny Poncé may 2020-current term

Population

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Changes in the number of inhabitants have been documented through population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. For communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, a full census of the population is conducted every five years, with the legal populations for the intervening years estimated through interpolation or extrapolation.[9] For this commune, the first complete census under the new system was carried out in 2004.[10]

In 2021, the commune had a population of 557,[Note 1] reflecting an increase +7.32% since 2015 (Hérault: +7.29%, France excluding Mayotte: +1.84%).

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793240—    
1800145−6.95%
1806290+12.25%
1821315+0.55%
1831274−1.38%
1836284+0.72%
1841281−0.21%
1846263−1.32%
1851281+1.33%
1856313+2.18%
1861303−0.65%
1866293−0.67%
1872259−2.03%
1876245−1.38%
1881223−1.86%
1886228+0.44%
1891256+2.34%
1896261+0.39%
1901252−0.70%
1906225−2.24%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911259+2.85%
1921257−0.08%
1926279+1.66%
1931261−1.32%
1936219−3.45%
1946199−0.95%
1954218+1.15%
1962210−0.47%
1968225+1.16%
1975191−2.31%
1982245+3.62%
1990332+3.87%
1999378+1.45%
2004429+2.56%
2006449+2.30%
2009479+2.18%
2014510+1.26%
2019531+0.81%
2021557+2.42%
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999,[11] and INSEE since 2006.[12]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Legal municipal population effective as of January 1, 2024, based on 2021 data, defined within the territorial boundaries effective as of January 1, 2023, with a statistical reference date of January 1, 2021.

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. ^ a b Joly, Daniel; Brossard, Thierry; Cardot, Hervé; Cavailhes, Jean; Hilal, Mohamed; Wavresky, Pierre (18 June 2010). "Climate Types in France: A Spatial Construction". Cybergéo, European Journal of Geography (501). doi:10.4000/cybergeo.23155. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Zonages climatiques en France métropolitaine". pluiesextremes.meteo.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Orthodromie entre Aumelas et Saint-André-de-Sangonis". fr.distance.to. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche de métadonnées" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Climadiag Commune:diagnostiquez les enjeux climatiques de votre collectivité". meteofrance.fr (in French). November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. ^ "L'organisation du recensement". insee.fr.
  10. ^ "Calendrier départemental des recensements". insee.fr.
  11. ^ "Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui". École des hautes études en sciences sociales (in French). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  12. ^ Statistical data from INSEE for various years: