Courniou

Commune in Occitania, France
Coat of arms of Courniou
Coat of arms
Location of Courniou
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(2020–2026) Catherine Sonzogni[1]Area
1
30.06 km2 (11.61 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
616 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
34086 /34220
Elevation329–951 m (1,079–3,120 ft)
(avg. 362 m or 1,188 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Courniou (French pronunciation: [kuʁnju]; Occitan: Cornhon) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.

Geography

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Climate

Courniou has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in Courniou is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,444.7 mm (56.88 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.8 °C (40.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Courniou was 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.5 °C (4.1 °F) on 16 January 1985.

Climate data for Courniou (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1971−2014)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		23.0
(73.4) 		26.5
(79.7) 		28.2
(82.8) 		31.8
(89.2) 		36.0
(96.8) 		35.9
(96.6) 		39.3
(102.7) 		33.0
(91.4) 		29.1
(84.4) 		24.5
(76.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4) 		8.8
(47.8) 		11.9
(53.4) 		14.3
(57.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.8
(62.2) 		11.4
(52.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		16.2
(61.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 		5.3
(41.5) 		7.8
(46.0) 		9.9
(49.8) 		13.7
(56.7) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		12.9
(55.2) 		8.1
(46.6) 		5.5
(41.9) 		11.9
(53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		3.7
(38.7) 		5.6
(42.1) 		8.9
(48.0) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.5
(58.1) 		14.4
(57.9) 		11.5
(52.7) 		9.1
(48.4) 		4.9
(40.8) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.6
(45.7)
Record low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1) 		−11.7
(10.9) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		3.5
(38.3) 		5.5
(41.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−15.5
(4.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 161.0
(6.34) 		148.5
(5.85) 		117.9
(4.64) 		151.6
(5.97) 		102.6
(4.04) 		58.0
(2.28) 		35.4
(1.39) 		60.5
(2.38) 		92.6
(3.65) 		162.8
(6.41) 		174.5
(6.87) 		179.3
(7.06) 		1,444.7
(56.88)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.6 12.4 12.0 12.4 10.0 7.0 5.1 6.5 7.8 11.9 12.7 12.7 124.0
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962385—    
1968529+37.4%
1975503−4.9%
1982537+6.8%
1990595+10.8%
1999606+1.8%
2008620+2.3%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Courniou (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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