Juvignac | |
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 A general view of Juvignac | |
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| Coordinates:43°36′50″N3°48′38″E / 43.6139°N 3.8106°E /43.6139; 3.8106 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Lattes |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Savy[1] |
Area 1 | 10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 13,776 |
| • Density | 1,272/km2 (3,295/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34123 /34990 |
| Elevation | 22.5–145 m (74–476 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Juvignac (French pronunciation:[ʒyviɲak];Occitan:Juvinhac) is acommune in theHéraultdépartement in theOccitanieregion in southernFrance.
The commune bordersMontpellier to the east (separated by the Mosson River),Lavérune andSaint-Jean-de-Védas to the south (meeting at aquadripoint),Saint-Georges-d'Orques to the west, andGrabels to the north. Juvignac is the most populous commune in the western arc of Montpellier. It has a Mediterranean climate, with over three hundred days of sunshine annually.[3]
In 2010, the climate of the commune was classified as afrank Mediterranean climate, according to a study based on a dataset covering the1971-2000 period.[4] In 2020,Météo-France published a typology ofclimates in mainland France in which the commune is exposed to aMediterranean climate and is part of theProvence, 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.[5]
From 1971-2000, the average annual temperature was 14.4 °C (58 °F) with an annualatmospheric temperature of 16.5 °C (62 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 695 mm, with 6 days of precipitation in January and 2.8 days in July.[4] For the subsequent period of 1991 to 2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune ofPrades-le-Lez, 10 kilometres (6 mi) away,[6] was 14.6 °C (58 °F), and the average annual total rainfall was 869.7 mm.[7][8]
Climate parameters for the commune projected for 2050, based on differentgreenhouse gas emissionscenarios, can be consulted on a dedicated website published by Météo-France in November 2022.[9]
The inventory ofnatural areas of ecological, faunistic, and floristic interest (Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique, ZNIEFF) is a French national program aimed at identifying ecologically significant areas to enhance knowledge of natural heritage and aid decision-makers in integrating environmental concerns into land-use planning. One type 1 ZNIEFF[Note 1] is recorded in the commune:[10] the 'Mosson Valley from Grabels to St-Jean-de-Védas', covering approximately 114 hectares (282 acres) across five communes in the department.[11]
As of January 1, 2024, Juvignac is classified as an‘ceinture urbaine’ (urban belt) according to the new seven-level commune density grid established byInsee in 2022.[l 1] It is part of the urban unit of Montpellier,[Note 2] an intra-departmental agglomeration comprising 22 communes, of which Juvignac is asuburban commune.[Note 3][l 2][l 3] Additionally, Juvignac belongs to the Montpellier attraction area, where it is designated as a commuter town.[Note 4][l 3] This area, encompassing 161 communes, falls under the category of areas with 700,000 inhabitants or more (excluding Paris).[l 4]
In 2022, the commune had a population of 13,776.[12]
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