Pouzols

Pouzols
Commune
The bell tower in Pouzols
Coat of arms
Location of Pouzols
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Coordinates: 43°37′09″N 3°30′48″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Gignac
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Hérault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Véronique Marié-Neil[1]
Area ^1	2.96 km^2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	956
• Density	320/km^2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34215 /34230
Elevation	27–100 m (89–328 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pouzols (French pronunciation: [puzɔl]; Occitan: Posòls) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Map

The neighboring communes are Canet, Gignac, Popian, Le Pouget and Saint-André-de-Sangonis.

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 14.4 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.3 °C (61 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 732 mm, with 6.5 days of precipitation in January and 2.8 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, 4 kilometres (2 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

In 2022, the commune had a population of 956.[9]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 269 —     1800 272 +0.16% 1806 302 +1.76% 1821 262 −0.94% 1831 340 +2.64% 1836 338 −0.12% 1841 319 −1.15% 1846 324 +0.31% 1851 346 +1.32% 1856 359 +0.74% 1861 352 −0.39% 1866 373 +1.17% 1872 361 −0.54% 1876 407 +3.04% 1881 324 −4.46% 1886 332 +0.49% 1891 424 +5.01% 1896 420 −0.19% 1901 458 +1.75%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 465 +0.30% 1911 471 +0.26% 1921 512 +0.84% 1926 539 +1.03% 1931 569 +1.09% 1936 475 −3.55% 1946 511 +0.73% 1954 428 −2.19% 1962 441 +0.37% 1968 413 −1.09% 1975 335 −2.95% 1982 368 +1.35% 1990 436 +2.14% 1999 629 +4.16% 2007 812 +3.24% 2012 867 +1.32% 2017 967 +2.21% 2022 956 −0.23%
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999,[10] and INSEE since 2007.[11][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). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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 25 October 2024.
5. "Orthodromie entre Pouzols 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. "Populations de référence 2022: 34 Hérault" (PDF). INSEE. December 2024.
10. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet 27840, EHESS (in French).
11. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE