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Meynes

Coordinates: 43°52′59″N 4°33′43″E / 43.883°N 4.5619°E / 43.883; 4.5619
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Meynes
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Meynes
Location of Meynes
Map
Meynes is located in France
Meynes
Meynes
Meynes is located in Occitanie
Meynes
Meynes
Coordinates: 43°52′59″N 4°33′43″E / 43.883°N 4.5619°E / 43.883; 4.5619
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonRedessan
IntercommunalityPont du Gard
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Fournier[1]
Area
1
16.66 km2 (6.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,572
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30166 /30840
Elevation11–78 m (36–256 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meynes (French pronunciation: [mɛn]) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

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Climate

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Meynes has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Meynes is 15.0 °C (59.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 734.5 mm (28.92 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.4 °C (75.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.6 °C (43.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Meynes was 43.5 °C (110.3 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) on 15 January 1985.

Climate data for Meynes (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1966−2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)
25.7
(78.3)
29.4
(84.9)
30.5
(86.9)
35.0
(95.0)
43.5
(110.3)
38.9
(102.0)
41.0
(105.8)
35.8
(96.4)
32.0
(89.6)
27.0
(80.6)
20.5
(68.9)
43.5
(110.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)
12.3
(54.1)
16.1
(61.0)
19.0
(66.2)
23.6
(74.5)
27.9
(82.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.5
(86.9)
25.8
(78.4)
20.8
(69.4)
14.5
(58.1)
11.1
(52.0)
20.3
(68.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)
7.6
(45.7)
10.7
(51.3)
13.4
(56.1)
17.6
(63.7)
21.5
(70.7)
24.4
(75.9)
24.0
(75.2)
20.0
(68.0)
15.8
(60.4)
10.3
(50.5)
7.2
(45.0)
15.0
(59.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
2.8
(37.0)
5.4
(41.7)
7.7
(45.9)
11.6
(52.9)
15.2
(59.4)
17.8
(64.0)
17.4
(63.3)
14.2
(57.6)
10.8
(51.4)
6.0
(42.8)
3.3
(37.9)
9.6
(49.3)
Record low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)
−8.5
(16.7)
−7.5
(18.5)
−2.5
(27.5)
0.0
(32.0)
5.5
(41.9)
7.5
(45.5)
8.8
(47.8)
5.0
(41.0)
−1.0
(30.2)
−5.7
(21.7)
−9.0
(15.8)
−11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63.2
(2.49)
45.8
(1.80)
42.5
(1.67)
67.5
(2.66)
56.9
(2.24)
36.1
(1.42)
30.3
(1.19)
41.3
(1.63)
104.9
(4.13)
104.2
(4.10)
80.0
(3.15)
61.8
(2.43)
734.5
(28.92)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.5 5.1 4.8 7.0 6.0 4.0 2.7 3.4 5.2 7.4 7.0 6.4 64.5
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,045—    
1975 1,210+2.12%
1982 1,329+1.35%
1990 1,807+3.92%
1999 2,084+1.60%
2007 2,160+0.45%
2012 2,402+2.15%
2017 2,456+0.45%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE