Cavillargues

Commune in Occitanie, France

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cavillargues

(2020–2026) Laurent Nadal^[1]Area

11.27 km² (4.35 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

846 • Density75/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

30076 /30330

Elevation105–262 m (344–860 ft)
(avg. 137 m or 449 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cavillargues (French pronunciation: [kavijaʁɡ]; Occitan: Cavilhargas) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Cavillargues has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Cavillargues is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 845.8 mm (33.30 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Cavillargues was 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 5 January 1971.

Climate data for Cavillargues (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1961−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.6 (70.9)	24.2 (75.6)	28.0 (82.4)	30.5 (86.9)	34.2 (93.6)	41.5 (106.7)	39.8 (103.6)	41.0 (105.8)	36.2 (97.2)	31.1 (88.0)	24.0 (75.2)	21.1 (70.0)	41.5 (106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.3 (50.5)	11.9 (53.4)	16.2 (61.2)	19.2 (66.6)	23.5 (74.3)	27.9 (82.2)	30.8 (87.4)	30.8 (87.4)	25.4 (77.7)	20.1 (68.2)	14.1 (57.4)	10.7 (51.3)	20.1 (68.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	6.7 (44.1)	10.1 (50.2)	12.9 (55.2)	16.9 (62.4)	20.9 (69.6)	23.3 (73.9)	23.4 (74.1)	18.9 (66.0)	14.8 (58.6)	9.6 (49.3)	6.4 (43.5)	14.1 (57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	1.4 (34.5)	4.0 (39.2)	6.6 (43.9)	10.3 (50.5)	13.9 (57.0)	15.9 (60.6)	15.9 (60.6)	12.4 (54.3)	9.5 (49.1)	5.0 (41.0)	2.0 (35.6)	8.2 (46.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.0 (5.0)	−14.0 (6.8)	−10.6 (12.9)	−3.6 (25.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	4.0 (39.2)	6.2 (43.2)	5.6 (42.1)	1.9 (35.4)	−2.5 (27.5)	−8.4 (16.9)	−14.0 (6.8)	−15.0 (5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	74.3 (2.93)	44.0 (1.73)	51.7 (2.04)	73.3 (2.89)	66.6 (2.62)	45.2 (1.78)	38.0 (1.50)	47.0 (1.85)	107.0 (4.21)	119.0 (4.69)	120.8 (4.76)	58.9 (2.32)	845.8 (33.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.6	5.1	4.9	7.1	6.9	5.1	3.6	4.4	5.7	7.2	8.5	6.6	71.6
Source: Météo-France^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	495	—
1968	510	+3.0%
1975	445	−12.7%
1982	492	+10.6%
1990	601	+22.2%
1999	645	+7.3%
2008	772	+19.7%
2011	806	+4.4%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 1 September 2022.