Vérargues

Vérargues is a former commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Entre-Vignes.[2]

Vérargues
An old postcard view of Vérargues
Coat of arms
Location of Vérargues
Vérargues
Vérargues
Coordinates: 43°43′02″N 4°06′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonLunel
CommuneEntre-Vignes
Area
1
5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
747
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
34400
Elevation15–65 m (49–213 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Climate

The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[3] On 28 June 2019, during the 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) was recorded in Vérargues, the highest in French meteorological history.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962178    
1968308+73.0%
1975348+13.0%
1982291−16.4%
1990524+80.1%
1999446−14.9%
2008696+56.1%

See also

References


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