Servian, Hérault
Commune in Occitania, France
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Servian (French pronunciation: [sɛʁvjɑ̃]; Occitan: Cervian) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Servian | |
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A general view of Servian | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Servian | |
  Servian  Servian | |
| Coordinates: 43°25′41″N 3°17′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Béziers-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Béziers Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Thomas[1] |
Area 1 | 40.61 km2 (15.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,517 |
| • Density | 135.9/km2 (351.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34300 /34290 |
| Elevation | 19–103 m (62–338 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 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
Servian has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Servian is 15.1 °C (59.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 852.2 mm (33.55 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.0 °C (75.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Servian was 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 7 July 1982; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) on 16 January 1985.
| Climate data for Servian (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1980−2015) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.8 (2.04) |
70.5 (2.78) |
40.2 (1.58) |
53.7 (2.11) |
47.6 (1.87) |
36.0 (1.42) |
16.4 (0.65) |
33.9 (1.33) |
62.4 (2.46) |
110.1 (4.33) |
79.4 (3.13) |
63.4 (2.50) |
665.4 (26.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 54.0 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,053 | — |
| 1975 | 2,832 | −1.07% |
| 1982 | 2,752 | −0.41% |
| 1990 | 3,056 | +1.32% |
| 1999 | 3,355 | +1.04% |
| 2007 | 4,049 | +2.38% |
| 2012 | 4,310 | +1.26% |
| 2017 | 4,937 | +2.75% |
| 2023 | 5,517 | +1.87% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
