Soumont
Commune in Occitania, France
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Soumont (French pronunciation: [sumɔ̃]; Occitan: Somont) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
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A general view of Soumont | |
 Location of Soumont | |
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| Coordinates: 43°43′43″N 3°21′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Lodève |
| Intercommunality | Lodévois - Larzac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Valette[1] |
Area 1 | 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 246 |
| • Density | 22.3/km2 (57.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34306 /34700 |
| Elevation | 130–542 m (427–1,778 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 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
Soumont has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Soumont is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 981.6 mm (38.65 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.3 °C (73.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.3 °C (45.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Soumont was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) on 5 February 2012.
| Climate data for Soumont (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1991−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
34.3 (93.7) |
42.6 (108.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
40.8 (105.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
42.6 (108.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103.1 (4.06) |
66.4 (2.61) |
52.2 (2.06) |
90.1 (3.55) |
76.7 (3.02) |
48.9 (1.93) |
29.8 (1.17) |
40.7 (1.60) |
102.4 (4.03) |
142.8 (5.62) |
103.4 (4.07) |
125.1 (4.93) |
981.6 (38.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 80.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 153 | — |
| 1968 | 144 | −5.9% |
| 1975 | 164 | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 130 | −20.7% |
| 1990 | 126 | −3.1% |
| 1999 | 134 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 135 | +0.7% |
