Moulès-et-Baucels (French pronunciation: [mulɛs e bosɛl]; Occitan: Molés e Baucèls) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
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 A general view of Moulès-et-Baucels | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Moulès-et-Baucels  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°56′55″N 3°44′00″E / 43.9486°N 3.7333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Lodève |
| Intercommunality | Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Célérier[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.78 km2 (8.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 853 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34174 /34190 |
| Elevation | 156–727 m (512–2,385 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
View of the outside of the commune.
The front of the commune.
Climate
Moulès-et-Baucels has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Moulès-et-Baucels is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,113.8 mm (43.85 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.1 °C (43.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Moulès-et-Baucels was 44.3 °C (111.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) on 17 January 1987.
| Climate data for Moulès-et-Baucels (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1985−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 36.5 (97.7) | 44.3 (111.7) | 40.3 (104.5) | 42.6 (108.7) | 36.6 (97.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 44.3 (111.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 14.1 (57.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 1.6 (34.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) | −12.5 (9.5) | −9.1 (15.6) | −3.1 (26.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | −2.9 (26.8) | −9.0 (15.8) | −9.4 (15.1) | −13.5 (7.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104.8 (4.13) | 69.5 (2.74) | 52.5 (2.07) | 97.2 (3.83) | 92.5 (3.64) | 56.2 (2.21) | 30.7 (1.21) | 48.7 (1.92) | 142.7 (5.62) | 185.0 (7.28) | 119.3 (4.70) | 114.7 (4.52) | 1,113.8 (43.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 78.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 65 | — |
| 1968 | 77 | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 128 | +66.2% |
| 1982 | 190 | +48.4% |
| 1990 | 297 | +56.3% |
| 1999 | 598 | +101.3% |
| 2008 | 803 | +34.3% |
See also
References
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