Lespignan (French pronunciation: [lɛspiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Lespinhan) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
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 A general view of Lespignan | |
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| Coordinates: 43°16′28″N 3°10′21″E / 43.2744°N 3.1725°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Béziers-1 |
| Intercommunality | Domitienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Guibbert[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,325 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34135 /34710 |
| Elevation | 0–90 m (0–295 ft) (avg. 61 m or 200 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
Lespignan has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Lespignan is 15.3 °C (59.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 620.7 mm (24.44 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.8 °C (74.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 8.0 °C (46.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Lespignan was 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.0 °C (15.8 °F) on 22 November 1998.
| Climate data for Lespignan (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1989−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.8 (101.8) | 40.1 (104.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.3 (54.1) | 20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 11.7 (53.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 4.3 (39.7) | 10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −8.0 (17.6) | −7.0 (19.4) | −0.7 (30.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | −9.0 (15.8) | −7.5 (18.5) | −9.0 (15.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.3 (2.37) | 52.1 (2.05) | 34.9 (1.37) | 57.0 (2.24) | 49.5 (1.95) | 31.8 (1.25) | 13.7 (0.54) | 30.4 (1.20) | 71.6 (2.82) | 90.5 (3.56) | 73.8 (2.91) | 55.1 (2.17) | 620.7 (24.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 56.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
History
Excavations indicate human habitation of Lespignan dating to 4000 years ago.[4] During the 13th century, Lespignan was granted to Lambert de Thury, a companion of Simon de Montfort, as a part of the Albigensian Crusade.[4] In 1379 King Charles V used his right of preemption to officially establish Lespignan as a community.[4] In 1500, the village acquired its own lord through a treaty of joint sovereignty with King Charles V.[4] The absence of a male heir led to successive changes in leadership.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,874 | — |
| 1975 | 1,871 | −0.02% |
| 1982 | 1,948 | +0.58% |
| 1990 | 2,360 | +2.43% |
| 1999 | 2,568 | +0.94% |
| 2007 | 3,074 | +2.27% |
| 2012 | 3,192 | +0.76% |
| 2017 | 3,260 | +0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
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