Commune in Occitania, France
| Vestric-et-Candiac | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Vestric-et-Candiac | |
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| Coordinates: 43°44′28″N 4°15′35″E / 43.7411°N 4.2597°E / 43.7411; 4.2597 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| Canton | Vauvert |
| Intercommunality | Rhôny Vistre Vidourle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Laurent |
| Area | 10.92 km (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,342 |
| • Density | 120/km (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30347 /30600 |
| Elevation | 12–83 m (39–272 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vestric-et-Candiac (French pronunciation: [vɛstʁik e kɑ̃djak]; Occitan: Vestric e Candiac) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Geography
Climate
Vestric-et-Candiac has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Vestric-et-Candiac is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 700.5 mm (27.58 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.1 °C (75.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.7 °C (44.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vestric-et-Candiac was 45.4 °C (113.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.0 °C (6.8 °F) on 15 January 1985.
| Climate data for Vestric-et-Candiac (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1966−2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
45.4 (113.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
36.2 (97.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
45.4 (113.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.2 (2.25) |
46.0 (1.81) |
37.3 (1.47) |
58.7 (2.31) |
46.9 (1.85) |
32.0 (1.26) |
22.1 (0.87) |
44.0 (1.73) |
99.4 (3.91) |
113.1 (4.45) |
79.7 (3.14) |
64.1 (2.52) |
700.5 (27.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 62.4 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 313 | — |
| 1968 | 436 | +39.3% |
| 1975 | 503 | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 654 | +30.0% |
| 1990 | 1,001 | +53.1% |
| 1999 | 1,324 | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 1,331 | +0.5% |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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