Murviel-lès-Béziers
Commune in Occitania, France
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Murviel-lès-Béziers (French pronunciation: [myʁvjɛl lɛ bezje], literally Murviel near Béziers; Occitan: Murvièlh) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Murviel-lès-Béziers | |
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A general view of Murviel-lès-Béziers | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Murviel-lès-Béziers | |
  Murviel-lès-Béziers Location within France  Murviel-lès-Béziers Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°26′29″N 3°08′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Cazouls-lès-Béziers |
| Intercommunality | CC Les Avant-Monts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvain Hager[1] |
Area 1 | 32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,000 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34178 /34490 |
| Elevation | 19–220 m (62–722 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Murviel-lès-Béziers has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Murviel-lès-Béziers is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 675.5 mm (26.59 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 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Murviel-lès-Béziers was 42.9 °C (109.2 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.5 °C (16.7 °F) on 9 February 2012.
| Climate data for Murviel-lès-Béziers (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
42.9 (109.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
37.3 (99.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
42.9 (109.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.2 (2.45) |
54.4 (2.14) |
38.5 (1.52) |
58.9 (2.32) |
53.2 (2.09) |
39.0 (1.54) |
21.5 (0.85) |
43.7 (1.72) |
79.3 (3.12) |
92.6 (3.65) |
65.9 (2.59) |
66.3 (2.61) |
675.5 (26.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 64.5 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,023 | — |
| 1975 | 1,871 | −1.11% |
| 1982 | 1,949 | +0.59% |
| 1990 | 2,264 | +1.89% |
| 1999 | 2,392 | +0.61% |
| 2007 | 2,674 | +1.40% |
| 2012 | 2,927 | +1.82% |
| 2017 | 3,075 | +0.99% |
| 2023 | 3,000 | −0.41% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
