Les Aires

Les Aires (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɛʁ]; Occitan: Las Airas) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Les Aires
Chapel St-Michel
Chapel St-Michel
Coat of arms of Les Aires
Location of Les Aires
Les Aires is located in France
Les Aires
Les Aires
Les Aires is located in Occitanie
Les Aires
Les Aires
Coordinates: 43°34′57″N 3°06′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonClermont-l'Hérault
IntercommunalityGrand Orb
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Granier[1]
Area
1
20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
610
  Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34008 /34600
Elevation149–640 m (489–2,100 ft)
(avg. 198 m or 650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Les Aires has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Les Aires is 13.9 °C (57.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,128.5 mm (44.43 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.6 °C (72.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.7 °C (44.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Aires was 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.4 °C (13.3 °F) on 2 March 2005.

Climate data for Les Aires (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1995−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)
24.5
(76.1)
27.8
(82.0)
31.1
(88.0)
35.5
(95.9)
41.3
(106.3)
38.2
(100.8)
41.2
(106.2)
37.2
(99.0)
32.1
(89.8)
24.5
(76.1)
21.0
(69.8)
41.3
(106.3)
Average high °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)
12.1
(53.8)
15.3
(59.5)
18.1
(64.6)
22.2
(72.0)
27.1
(80.8)
29.7
(85.5)
29.1
(84.4)
24.4
(75.9)
19.7
(67.5)
14.1
(57.4)
10.8
(51.4)
19.5
(67.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
7.2
(45.0)
9.8
(49.6)
12.4
(54.3)
16.1
(61.0)
20.2
(68.4)
22.6
(72.7)
22.2
(72.0)
18.0
(64.4)
14.9
(58.8)
9.7
(49.5)
6.6
(43.9)
13.9
(57.0)
Average low °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
2.3
(36.1)
4.3
(39.7)
6.7
(44.1)
10.0
(50.0)
13.4
(56.1)
15.5
(59.9)
15.3
(59.5)
11.6
(52.9)
10.2
(50.4)
5.3
(41.5)
2.4
(36.3)
8.3
(46.9)
Record low °C (°F) −10.0
(14.0)
−10.0
(14.0)
−10.4
(13.3)
−6.1
(21.0)
−1.6
(29.1)
4.0
(39.2)
6.7
(44.1)
5.6
(42.1)
2.2
(36.0)
−3.1
(26.4)
−9.4
(15.1)
−9.4
(15.1)
−10.4
(13.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 128.0
(5.04)
93.3
(3.67)
57.1
(2.25)
98.3
(3.87)
80.2
(3.16)
43.8
(1.72)
31.6
(1.24)
51.7
(2.04)
101.7
(4.00)
154.6
(6.09)
126.2
(4.97)
162.0
(6.38)
1,128.5
(44.43)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.8 6.0 6.1 7.6 7.3 4.2 3.6 5.1 5.8 7.9 6.9 8.5 77.8
Source: Meteociel[3]

Sights

Chapelle Saint-Michel.
  • Ruins of the château of Mourcairol.
  • The castle chapel of Saint-Michel.
  • Part of the ancient road between Béziers and Cahors.

Population

Map
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962324    
1968364+12.3%
1975361−0.8%
1982467+29.4%
1990537+15.0%
1999544+1.3%
2008561+3.1%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Normales et records pour Les Aires (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.


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