Jacou
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Jacou | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jacou | |
  Jacou  Jacou | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′41″N 3°54′44″E / 43.6614°N 3.9122°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Renaud Calvat[1] |
Area 1 | 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,924 |
| • Density | 2,020/km2 (5,230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34120 /34830 |
| Elevation | 45–85 m (148–279 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Jacou (French pronunciation: [ʒaku] ⓘ; Occitan: Jacon) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the Montpellier city centre.
Climate
The commune borders Clapiers to the west, Castelnau-le-Lez to the south, Le Crès to the east, and Teyran to the north.
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 14.2 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.6 °C (62 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 746 mm, with 6 days of precipitation in January and 2.8 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 Prades-le-Lez, 6 kilometres (4 mi) away as the crow flies,[5] is 14.6 °C (58 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 869.7 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]
