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Commune in Occitania, France
Lagamas
Commune
The town hallThe town hall
Coat of arms of LagamasCoat of arms
Location of Lagamas
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Coordinates: 43°40′29″N 3°31′26″E / 43.6747°N 3.5239°E / 43.6747; 3.5239
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementLodève
CantonGignac
IntercommunalityVallée de l'Hérault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Viloing
Area4.52 km (1.75 sq mi)
Population110
 • Density24/km (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code34125 /34150
Elevation33–142 m (108–466 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lagamas (Occitan: L'Agamàs) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Map

This commune is located in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, in the Hérault département, in the canton of Gignac. The village is part of the Hérault's 4th constituency.

Climate

In 2010, the climate of the commune is classified as a frank Mediterranean climate, according to a study based on a dataset covering the 1971-2000 period. In 2020, Météo-France published a typology of climates in mainland France in which the commune is exposed to a Mediterranean climate and is part of the Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon climatic region, characterised 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 (frequency of 40 to 50% of winds > 5 m/s), and little fog.

For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 14.3 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.5 °C (62 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 849 mm, with 6.8 days of precipitation in January and 3.1 days in July. For the subsequent period of 1991 to 2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune of Saint-André-de-Sangonis, 3 kilometres (2 mi) away as the crow flies, is 15.5 °C (60 °F) and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm.

For the future, climate parameters for the commune projected for 2050, based on different greenhouse gas emission scenarios, can be consulted on a dedicated website published by Météo-France in November 2022.

Urbanism

Land use

The commune's land use, as revealed by the European biophysical land cover database Corine Land Cover (CLC), is characterised by the importance of agricultural land (96.9% in 2018), an increase compared to 1990 (77%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows: permanent crops (56.5%), heterogeneous agricultural areas (40.4%), forests (3%). Changes in land use in the municipality and its infrastructure can be seen on various maps of the area: the Cassini map (eighteenth century), the carte d'état-major (1820-1866) and IGN maps or aerial photos for the current period (1950 to the present).

Map of infrastructure and land use in the commune in 2018 (CLC)

Population

In 2022, the commune had a population of 110.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 60—    
1800 72+2.64%
1806 67−1.19%
1821 120+3.96%
1831 63−6.24%
1836 68+1.54%
1841 78+2.78%
1846 70−2.14%
1851 71+0.28%
1856 78+1.90%
1861 70−2.14%
1866 87+4.44%
1872 66−4.50%
1876 73+2.55%
1881 71−0.55%
1886 59−3.64%
1891 60+0.34%
1896 70+3.13%
1901 71+0.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 65−1.75%
1911 64−0.31%
1921 74+1.46%
1926 73−0.27%
1931 78+1.33%
1936 65−3.58%
1946 41−4.50%
1954 62+5.31%
1962 61−0.20%
1968 46−4.59%
1975 43−0.96%
1982 56+3.85%
1990 71+3.01%
1999 111+5.09%
2007 123+1.29%
2012 110−2.21%
2017 111+0.18%
2022 110−0.18%
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999, and INSEE since 2007.

Architecture

The church, Notre-Dame de la Garrigue, was built by Élodie Martin, the widow of the textile magnate Jean-Pierre Balsan as a homage to her husband. The Balsan family is known to have inhabited Lagamas since at least 1576. The church, with its unusual gothic style, is a miniature inspired by the Châteauroux cathedral, a city where the Balsan family had acquired the Manufacture Royale de Drap de Châteauroux in 1856.

The church was completed in around 1874. An extensive renovation was finalised in 2007.

The same widow built the large mansion facing the church, known locally as the château. It hosts an annual multi-disciplinary artist residency organised by the Cornelius Arts Foundation.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Joly, Daniel; Brossard, Thierry; Cardot, Hervé; Cavailhes, Jean; Hilal, Mohamed; Wavresky, Pierre (18 June 2010). "Climate Types in France: A Spatial Construction". Cybergéo, European Journal of Geography (501). doi:10.4000/cybergeo.23155. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. "Zonages climatiques en France métropolitaine". pluiesextremes.meteo.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. "Orthodromie entre Lagamas et Saint-André-de-Sangonis". fr.distance.to. Retrieved 3 March 2024..
  6. "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2024..
  7. "Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche de métadonnées" (PDF). donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  8. "Climadiag Commune:diagnostiquez les enjeux climatiques de votre collectivité". meteofrance.fr (in French). November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. "CORINE Land Cover (CLC) - Répartition des superficies en 15 postes d'occupation des sols (métropole)". the site des données et études statistiques (Statistical data and studies site) from the Ministry of Ecological Transition. Retrieved 3 March 2024. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help).
  10. ^ "Populations de référence 2022: 34 Hérault" (PDF). INSEE. December 2024.
  11. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lagamas, EHESS (in French).
  12. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  13. Base Mérimée: Eglise paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Garrigue, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Communes of the Hérault department of France


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