Soumont | |
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 A general view of Soumont | |
Location of Soumont  | |
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| Coordinates:43°43′43″N3°21′18″E / 43.7286°N 3.355°E /43.7286; 3.355 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Lodève |
| Intercommunality | Lodévois - Larzac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Daniel Valette[1] |
Area 1 | 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 243 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34306 /34700 |
| Elevation | 130–542 m (427–1,778 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Soumont (French pronunciation:[sumɔ̃];Occitan:Somont) is acommune in theHéraultdepartment in theOccitanieregion in southernFrance.
Soumont has amediterranean climate (Köppen climate classificationCsa). The average annual temperature in Soumont is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 981.6 mm (38.65 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.3 °C (73.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.3 °C (45.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Soumont was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) on 5 February 2012.
| Climate data for Soumont (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1991−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 27.9 (82.2) | 30.9 (87.6) | 34.3 (93.7) | 42.6 (108.7) | 41.5 (106.7) | 40.8 (105.4) | 36.2 (97.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 42.6 (108.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.6 (51.1) | 18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.5 (50.9) | 7.7 (45.9) | 14.6 (58.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.4 (50.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −8.0 (17.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | −0.2 (31.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 6.8 (44.2) | −3.0 (26.6) | −4.6 (23.7) | −6.5 (20.3) | −8.0 (17.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 103.1 (4.06) | 66.4 (2.61) | 52.2 (2.06) | 90.1 (3.55) | 76.7 (3.02) | 48.9 (1.93) | 29.8 (1.17) | 40.7 (1.60) | 102.4 (4.03) | 142.8 (5.62) | 103.4 (4.07) | 125.1 (4.93) | 981.6 (38.65) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 80.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 153 | — |
| 1968 | 144 | −5.9% |
| 1975 | 164 | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 130 | −20.7% |
| 1990 | 126 | −3.1% |
| 1999 | 134 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 135 | +0.7% |
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