Lespignan

Commune in Occitania, France

Lespignan

Commune

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Coordinates: 43°16′28″N 3°10′21″E﻿ / ﻿43.2744°N 3.1725°E﻿ / 43.2744; 3.1725
Country| France
Region| Occitania
Department| Hérault
Arrondissement| Béziers
Canton| Béziers-1
Intercommunality| Domitienne
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Jean-François Guibbert[1]
Area

| 22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population

(Jan. 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.

Lespignan (French pronunciation: [lɛspiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Lespinhan) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

## Geography[edit]

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### Climate[edit]

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)

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[edit]

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[edit]

Historical populationYear| 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[edit]

* Communes of the Hérault department

## References[edit]

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 Lespignan (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
4. ^ a b c d e "Histoire et Patrimoine". Ville de Lespignan (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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