Moulès-et-Baucels
Commune in Occitania, France
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Moulès-et-Baucels (French pronunciation: [mulɛs e bosɛl]; Occitan: Molés e Baucèls) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Moulès-et-Baucels | |
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A general view of Moulès-et-Baucels | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Moulès-et-Baucels | |
  Moulès-et-Baucels Location within France  Moulès-et-Baucels Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′55″N 3°44′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Lodève |
| Intercommunality | Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Célérier[1] |
Area 1 | 22.78 km2 (8.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 875 |
| • Density | 38.4/km2 (99.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34174 /34190 |
| Elevation | 156–727 m (512–2,385 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Climate
Moulès-et-Baucels has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,113.8 mm (43.85 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.1 °C (43.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded was 44.3 °C (111.7 °F) on 28 June 2019 and the coldest was −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) on 17 January 1987.
| Climate data for Moulès-et-Baucels (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1985−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
44.3 (111.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
36.6 (97.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
44.3 (111.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104.8 (4.13) |
69.5 (2.74) |
52.5 (2.07) |
97.2 (3.83) |
92.5 (3.64) |
56.2 (2.21) |
30.7 (1.21) |
48.7 (1.92) |
142.7 (5.62) |
185.0 (7.28) |
119.3 (4.70) |
114.7 (4.52) |
1,113.8 (43.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 78.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 77 | — |
| 1975 | 128 | +7.53% |
| 1982 | 190 | +5.81% |
| 1990 | 297 | +5.74% |
| 1999 | 598 | +8.09% |
| 2007 | 762 | +3.08% |
| 2012 | 867 | +2.62% |
| 2017 | 877 | +0.23% |
| 2023 | 875 | −0.04% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Gallery
View of the outside of the commune.
The front of the commune.
