Canet, Hérault

Canet
Commune
Church tower of St-Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Canet
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Coordinates: 43°36′06″N 3°29′26″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Clermont-l'Hérault
Intercommunality	Clermontais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Revel[1]
Area ^1	7.32 km^2 (2.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,570
• Density	490/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34051 /34800
Elevation	23–57 m (75–187 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Canet (French pronunciation: [kanɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Geography

Map

The neighboring communes are Aspiran, Brignac, Clermont-l'Hérault, Nébian, Le Pouget, Pouzols, Saint-André-de-Sangonis, and Tressan.

Situated along the Hérault River, it is located approximately 6 km from Clermont-l'Hérault.

Climate

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 14.7 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.4 °C (62 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 679 mm, with 6.1 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, 5.44 kilometres (3 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]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,022	—
1975	1,061	+0.54%
1982	1,206	+1.85%
1990	1,402	+1.90%
1999	1,598	+1.46%
2007	3,039	+8.37%
2012	3,413	+2.35%
2017	3,503	+0.52%
2022	3,570	+0.38%
Source: INSEE[9]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. 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 3 March 2024..
5. "Orthodromie entre Canet et Saint-André-de-Sangonis". fr.distance.to. Retrieved 3 March 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 3 March 2024..
7. "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche de métadonnées" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
8. "Climadiag Commune:diagnostiquez les enjeux climatiques de votre collectivité". meteofrance.fr (in French). November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
9. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE