Canet, Hérault
Commune in Occitania, France
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Canet (French pronunciation: [kanɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
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Canet | |
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Church tower of St-Martin | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Canet | |
  Canet Location within France  Canet Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′06″N 3°29′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault |
| Intercommunality | Clermontais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Revel[1] |
Area 1 | 7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,619 |
| • Density | 494/km2 (1,280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34051 /34800 |
| Elevation | 23–57 m (75–187 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The neighboring communes are Aspiran, Brignac, Clermont-l'Hérault, Nébian, Le Pouget, Pouzols, Saint-André-de-Sangonis, and Tressan.
Situated along the Hérault River, it is located approximately 6 km from Clermont-l'Hérault.
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.[3] 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 (71 °F), 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.[4]
For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 14.7 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.4 °C (62 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 679 mm, with 6.1 days of precipitation in January and 2.7 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, 5.44 kilometres (3 mi) away as the crow flies,[5] is 15.5 °C (60 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm.[6][7]
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.[8]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,022 | — |
| 1975 | 1,061 | +0.54% |
| 1982 | 1,206 | +1.85% |
| 1990 | 1,402 | +1.90% |
| 1999 | 1,598 | +1.46% |
| 2007 | 3,039 | +8.37% |
| 2012 | 3,413 | +2.35% |
| 2017 | 3,503 | +0.52% |
| 2023 | 3,619 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
