Marsillargues | |
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| Coordinates:43°39′54″N4°10′44″E / 43.6649°N 4.1789°E /43.6649; 4.1789 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Lunel |
| Intercommunality | CALunel Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Patrice Spéziale[1] |
Area 1 | 42.7 km2 (16.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 6,787 |
| • Density | 159/km2 (412/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34151 /34590 |
| Elevation | 0–11 m (0–36 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marsillargues (French pronunciation:[maʁsijaʁɡ];Provençal:Marsilhargues) is acommune in theHéraultdepartment in southernFrance.
Its inhabitants are calledMarsillarguois.
The city is situated on theVidourle river, at mid distance ofMontpellier andNîmes. Thecommune lies on a vast plain, quite marshy in the south part, which is called PetiteCamargue. The closest towns to Marsillargues areLunel,Aimargues andSaint-Laurent-d'Aigouze.
Marsillargues has amediterranean climate (Köppen climate classificationCsa). The average annual temperature in Marsillargues is 14.8 °C (58.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 621.7 mm (24.48 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Marsillargues was 45.1 °C (113.2 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.8 °C (14.4 °F) on 5 February 2012.
| Climate data for Marsillargues (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1988−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 35.0 (95.0) | 45.1 (113.2) | 36.9 (98.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 35.6 (96.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 20.4 (68.7) | 45.1 (113.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.4 (50.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | 8.9 (48.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) | −9.8 (14.4) | −9.4 (15.1) | −2.6 (27.3) | 2.8 (37.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.0 (37.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | −7.9 (17.8) | −9.5 (14.9) | −9.8 (14.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 55.7 (2.19) | 36.6 (1.44) | 30.6 (1.20) | 62.1 (2.44) | 41.6 (1.64) | 26.2 (1.03) | 15.8 (0.62) | 34.3 (1.35) | 94.4 (3.72) | 102.8 (4.05) | 65.2 (2.57) | 56.4 (2.22) | 621.7 (24.48) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 60.0 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
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The castle was founded in 1305 byGuillaume de Nogaret, who became Lord of Marsillargues, in reward of his services returned toPhilip IV, King of France. From the feudal castle, only the basements, the large kitchens and the keep with its square tower remain.
The church was built in 1688 by Jacques Cubissol, and houses a remarkable oil painting on canvas "La Nativité" attributed to French painterCharles Errard.
A Temple was first built between 1574 and 1582. During the tragic period of theFrench Wars of Religion, it was damaged and then repaired in 1599, only to be totally destroyed in 1685 following the revocation of theEdict of Nantes. The Concordat of 1801 allowed a Protestant minister to be installed at Marsillargues in 1803. Ground was broken for a new Temple in 1806, and it was finished in 1818.
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