Commune in Occitania, France
| Les Aires | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Chapel St-Michel | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Les Aires | |
  Les AiresShow map of France Les AiresShow map of Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′57″N 3°06′16″E / 43.5825°N 3.1044°E / 43.5825; 3.1044 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault |
| Intercommunality | Grand Orb |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Granier |
| Area | 20.54 km (7.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 613 |
| • Density | 30/km (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34008 /34600 |
| Elevation | 149–640 m (489–2,100 ft) (avg. 198 m or 650 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Aires (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɛʁ]; Occitan: Las Airas) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Geography
Climate
Les Aires has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Les Aires is 13.9 °C (57.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,128.5 mm (44.43 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.6 °C (72.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.7 °C (44.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Aires was 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.4 °C (13.3 °F) on 2 March 2005.
| Climate data for Les Aires (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1995−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
41.3 (106.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
41.2 (106.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 128.0 (5.04) |
93.3 (3.67) |
57.1 (2.25) |
98.3 (3.87) |
80.2 (3.16) |
43.8 (1.72) |
31.6 (1.24) |
51.7 (2.04) |
101.7 (4.00) |
154.6 (6.09) |
126.2 (4.97) |
162.0 (6.38) |
1,128.5 (44.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 77.8 |
| Source: Meteociel | |||||||||||||
Sights
- Ruins of the château of Mourcairol.
- The castle chapel of Saint-Michel.
- Part of the ancient road between Béziers and Cahors.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 324 | — |
| 1968 | 364 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 361 | −0.8% |
| 1982 | 467 | +29.4% |
| 1990 | 537 | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 544 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 561 | +3.1% |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- "Normales et records pour Les Aires (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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