Villespassans

Villespassans is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Villespassans
Coat of arms of Villespassans
Location of Villespassans
Villespassans is located in France
Villespassans
Villespassans
Villespassans is located in Occitanie
Villespassans
Villespassans
Coordinates: 43°22′54″N 2°54′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonSaint-Pons-de-Thomières
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Christophe Petit[1]
Area
1
14.07 km2 (5.43 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
178
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34339 /34360
Elevation138–321 m (453–1,053 ft)
(avg. 249 m or 817 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

Villespassans has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Villespassans is 14.4 °C (57.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 729.2 mm (28.71 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.3 °C (73.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Villespassans was 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 6 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.6 °C (5.7 °F) on 9 January 1985.

Climate data for Villespassans (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1980−2019)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0)
23.9
(75.0)
28.0
(82.4)
31.2
(88.2)
36.0
(96.8)
41.0
(105.8)
38.6
(101.5)
41.7
(107.1)
36.5
(97.7)
32.6
(90.7)
24.7
(76.5)
21.8
(71.2)
41.7
(107.1)
Average high °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
11.6
(52.9)
14.7
(58.5)
17.2
(63.0)
21.2
(70.2)
25.9
(78.6)
29.2
(84.6)
28.7
(83.7)
24.5
(76.1)
19.4
(66.9)
14.1
(57.4)
11.2
(52.2)
19.1
(66.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
7.5
(45.5)
10.1
(50.2)
12.4
(54.3)
16.3
(61.3)
20.4
(68.7)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
19.4
(66.9)
15.4
(59.7)
10.4
(50.7)
7.6
(45.7)
14.4
(57.9)
Average low °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
3.5
(38.3)
5.5
(41.9)
7.6
(45.7)
11.3
(52.3)
14.9
(58.8)
17.4
(63.3)
17.2
(63.0)
14.3
(57.7)
11.3
(52.3)
6.7
(44.1)
3.9
(39.0)
9.8
(49.6)
Record low °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)
−9.3
(15.3)
−8.5
(16.7)
−0.8
(30.6)
1.2
(34.2)
6.5
(43.7)
9.5
(49.1)
8.6
(47.5)
6.1
(43.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
−6.0
(21.2)
−8.1
(17.4)
−13.5
(7.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69.6
(2.74)
79.1
(3.11)
49.6
(1.95)
61.0
(2.40)
54.4
(2.14)
35.4
(1.39)
19.2
(0.76)
46.1
(1.81)
56.6
(2.23)
107.9
(4.25)
77.7
(3.06)
72.6
(2.86)
729.2
(28.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 3.9 3.1 4.1 4.6 6.7 6.0 6.6 66.3
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962132    
1968156+18.2%
1975136−12.8%
1982132−2.9%
1990124−6.1%
1999126+1.6%
2008140+11.1%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Normales et records pour Villespassans (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.


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