Pouzols | |
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 The bell tower in Pouzols | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pouzols | |
  Pouzols  Pouzols | |
| Coordinates:43°37′09″N3°30′48″E / 43.6192°N 3.5133°E /43.6192; 3.5133 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Gignac |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de l'Hérault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Véronique Marié-Neil[1] |
Area 1 | 2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 956 |
| • Density | 323/km2 (836/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34215 /34230 |
| Elevation | 27–100 m (89–328 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pouzols (French pronunciation:[puzɔl];Occitan:Posòls) is acommune in theHéraultdepartment in theOccitanieregion in southernFrance.
The neighboring communes areCanet,Gignac,Popian,Le Pouget andSaint-André-de-Sangonis.
In 2010, the climate of the commune is classified as afrank Mediterranean climate, according to a study based on a dataset covering the1971-2000 period.[3] 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.[4]
For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 14.4 °C (58 °F) with an annualatmospheric temperature of 16.3 °C (61 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 732 mm, with 6.5 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 ofSaint-André-de-Sangonis, 4 kilometres (2 mi) awayas the crow flies,[5] is 15.5 °C (60 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm.[6][7]
For the future, 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.[8]
In 2022, the commune had a population of 956.[9]
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