Val-d'Aigoual

Val-d'Aigoual (French pronunciation: [val dɛɡwal]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Valleraugue (the seat) and Notre-Dame-de-la-Rouvière.[3]

Val-d'Aigoual
A general view of Valleraugue
A general view of Valleraugue
Location of Val-d'Aigoual
Val-d'Aigoual is located in France
Val-d'Aigoual
Val-d'Aigoual
Val-d'Aigoual is located in Occitanie
Val-d'Aigoual
Val-d'Aigoual
Coordinates: 44°04′54″N 3°38′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementLe Vigan
CantonLe Vigan
IntercommunalityCausses Aigoual Cévennes
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joël Gauthier[1]
Area
1
78.35 km2 (30.25 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,419
  Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30339 /30570
Elevation294–1,567 m (965–5,141 ft)
(avg. 367 m or 1,204 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

Val-d'Aigoual has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb) closely bordering on a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). The average annual temperature in Val-d'Aigoual is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,661.7 mm (65.42 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.8 °C (71.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.8 °C (40.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Val-d'Aigoual was 41.1 °C (106.0 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) on 14 February 1999.

Climate data for Val-d'Aigoual (Valleraugue, altitude 360m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1993–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
21.3
(70.3)
27.5
(81.5)
31.1
(88.0)
33.1
(91.6)
39.5
(103.1)
37.8
(100.0)
41.1
(106.0)
36.5
(97.7)
28.6
(83.5)
23.5
(74.3)
20.3
(68.5)
41.1
(106.0)
Average high °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)
10.8
(51.4)
15.2
(59.4)
17.6
(63.7)
21.8
(71.2)
27.1
(80.8)
29.8
(85.6)
29.1
(84.4)
23.7
(74.7)
18.2
(64.8)
12.7
(54.9)
9.0
(48.2)
18.7
(65.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)
5.7
(42.3)
9.1
(48.4)
11.6
(52.9)
15.2
(59.4)
19.4
(66.9)
21.8
(71.2)
21.4
(70.5)
17.0
(62.6)
13.2
(55.8)
8.3
(46.9)
5.0
(41.0)
12.7
(54.9)
Average low °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)
0.6
(33.1)
3.0
(37.4)
5.6
(42.1)
8.6
(47.5)
11.7
(53.1)
13.9
(57.0)
13.8
(56.8)
10.2
(50.4)
8.2
(46.8)
3.9
(39.0)
1.0
(33.8)
6.8
(44.2)
Record low °C (°F) −10.1
(13.8)
−12.0
(10.4)
−11.6
(11.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
−0.7
(30.7)
3.4
(38.1)
5.2
(41.4)
5.1
(41.2)
1.7
(35.1)
−4.6
(23.7)
−7.9
(17.8)
−10.6
(12.9)
−12.0
(10.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 170.3
(6.70)
113.7
(4.48)
77.7
(3.06)
136.9
(5.39)
115.5
(4.55)
56.7
(2.23)
39.2
(1.54)
55.8
(2.20)
166.6
(6.56)
267.2
(10.52)
252.0
(9.92)
210.1
(8.27)
1,661.7
(65.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.9 8.7 6.7 8.8 8.4 5.1 4.6 5.9 6.3 10.7 10.5 10.1 96.6
Source: Météo-France[4]

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. Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2018 (in French)
  4. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 4 September 2022.


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