Jacou

Commune in Occitania, France

Jacou

Commune

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Coordinates: 43°39′41″N 3°54′44″E﻿ / ﻿43.6614°N 3.9122°E﻿ / 43.6614; 3.9122
Country| France
Region| Occitania
Department| Hérault
Arrondissement| Montpellier
Canton| Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez
Intercommunality| Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government

• Mayor (2020–2026) | Renaud Calvat[1]

Area

| 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 6,964
• Density| 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code|

34120 /34830

Elevation| 45–85 m (148–279 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jacou (French pronunciation: [ʒaku] ⓘ; Occitan: Jacon) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the Montpellier city centre.

## Geography

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The commune borders Clapiers to the west, Castelnau-le-Lez to the south, Le Crès to the east, and Teyran to the north.

### Climate

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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 14.2 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.6 °C (62 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 746 mm, with 6 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 Prades-le-Lez, 6 kilometres (4 mi) away as the crow flies,[5] is 14.6 °C (58 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 869.7 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

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In 2022, the commune had a population of 6,964.[9]

Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1793| 81| —
1800| 61| −3.97%
1806| 92| +7.09%
1821| 85| −0.53%
1831| 88| +0.35%
1836| 90| +0.45%
1841| 117| +5.39%
1846| 111| −1.05%
1851| 145| +5.49%
1856| 139| −0.84%
1861| 132| −1.03%
1866| 145| +1.90%
1872| 153| +0.90%
1876| 141| −2.02%
1881| 134| −1.01%
1886| 120| −2.18%
1891| 125| +0.82%
1896| 124| −0.16%
1901| 160| +5.23%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1906| 164| +0.50%
1911| 152| −1.51%
1921| 175| +1.42%
1926| 159| −1.90%
1931| 179| +2.40%
1936| 160| −2.22%
1946| 209| +2.71%
1954| 241| +1.80%
1962| 223| −0.97%
1968| 247| +1.72%
1975| 1,259| +26.20%
1982| 1,774| +5.02%
1990| 3,795| +9.97%
1999| 4,757| +2.54%
2007| 4,939| +0.47%
2012| 5,658| +2.76%
2017| 6,791| +3.72%
2022| 6,964| +0.50%
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999,[10] and INSEE since 2007.[11][9]

## See also

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* Communes of the Hérault department

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ a b 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 Jacou et Prades-le-Lez". fr.distance.to. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
6. ^ "Station Météo-France « Prades-le-Lez » (commune de Prades-le-Lez) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
7. ^ "Station Météo-France « Prades-le-Lez » (commune de Prades-le-Lez) - 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. ^ a b "Populations de référence 2022: 34 Hérault" (PDF). INSEE. December 2024.
10. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Jacou, EHESS (in French).
11. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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* Caux
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* Cébazan
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* Celles
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* Claret
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* Colombières-sur-Orb
* Colombiers
* Combaillaux
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* Espondeilhan
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* Florensac
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* Fontès
* Fos
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* Fraisse-sur-Agout
* Frontignan
* Gabian
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* Gigean
* Gignac
* Gorniès
* Grabels
* Graissessac
* La Grande-Motte
* Guzargues
* Hérépian
* Jacou
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* Juvignac
* Lacoste
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* Laroque
* Lattes
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* Lignan-sur-Orb
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