Puilacher Explained

Puilacher (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Puòglatgièr) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

The neighboring communes are Le Pouget, Tressan, Plaissan and Bélarga.

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, characterized by low rainfall in summer, very good sunshine (2,600 h/year), a hot summer 21.5°C, very dry air in summer, dry conditions in all seasons, strong winds (with a frequency of 40 to 50% for winds > 5 m/s), and little fog.^[2]

For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 14.7°C with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.3°C. The average annual total rainfall during this period was 699 mm, with 6.1 days of precipitation in January and 2.6 days in July.^[3] 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, 9km (06miles) away as the crow flies,^[4] is 15.5°C, and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm.^{[5] [6]}

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.^[7]

Population

Changes in the number of inhabitants have been documented through population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. For communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, a full census of the population is conducted every five years, with the legal populations for the intervening years estimated through interpolation or extrapolation.^[8] For this commune, the first complete census under the new system was carried out in 2005.^[9]

In 2021, the commune had a population of 638,^[10] reflecting an increase of +23,17 since 2015 (Hérault: +7.29%, France excluding Mayotte: +1.84%).

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

Notes and references

Notes

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. Web site: Zonages climatiques en France métropolitaine.. pluiesextremes.meteo.fr . October 25, 2024.
3. Joly. Daniel. Brossard. Thierry. Cardot. Hervé. Cavailhes. Jean. Hilal. Mohamed. Wavresky. Pierre. Climate Types in France: A Spatial Construction. Cybergéo, European Journal of Geography. 501. June 18, 2010. 10.4000/cybergeo.23155. 26 October 2024. free.
4. Web site: Orthodromie entre Puilacher et Saint-André-de-Sangonis . fr.distance.to . October 25, 2024.
5. Web site: Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020. donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. October 25, 2024.
6. Web site: Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche de métadonnées.. donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr. October 25, 2024.
7. Web site: fr. Climadiag Commune:diagnostiquez les enjeux climatiques de votre collectivité.. November 2022. meteofrance.fr. October 25, 2024.
8. Web site: L'organisation du recensement. insee.fr.
9. Web site: Calendrier départemental des recensements. insee.fr.
10. Legal municipal population effective as of January 1, 2024, based on 2021 data, defined within the territorial boundaries effective as of January 1, 2023, with a statistical reference date of January 1, 2021.