Bélarga
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bélarga
|commune status = Commune
|image = Belarga (2).jpg
|caption = Bélarga
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Bélarga (Hérault).svg
|arrondissement = Lodève
|canton = Gignac
|INSEE = 34029
|postal code = 34230
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Vallée de l'Hérault
|coordinates = {{coord|43.5533|3.4875|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 27
|elevation min m = 17
|elevation max m = 84
|area km2 = 4.13
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Bélarga ({{IPA|fr|belaʁɡa}}; Languedocien: Belargan) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Geography
File:Map commune FR insee code 34029.png
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=Climate=
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. 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 {{convert|21.5|°C|°F|0}}, 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.{{Cite web |url=http://pluiesextremes.meteo.fr/france-metropole/Un-peu-de-geographie.html|title=Zonages climatiques en France métropolitaine.|website=pluiesextremes.meteo.fr |access-date=October 25, 2024}}
For the period from 1971 to 2000, the average annual temperature was {{convert|14.6|°C|°F|0}} with an annual atmospheric temperature of {{convert|16.3|°C|°F|0}}. The average annual total rainfall during this period was 641 mm, with 5.9 days of precipitation in January and 2.6 days in July.{{Cite journal|last1=Joly|first1=Daniel|last2=Brossard|first2=Thierry|last3=Cardot|first3=Hervé|last4=Cavailhes|first4=Jean|last5=Hilal|first5=Mohamed|last6=Wavresky|first6=Pierre|title=Climate Types in France: A Spatial Construction|journal=Cybergéo, European Journal of Geography|number=501|date=June 18, 2010|doi=10.4000/cybergeo.23155|url=http://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/23155|access-date=26 October 2024|doi-access=free}} For the subsequent period of 1991 to 2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune of Saint-André-de-Sangonis, {{convert|10.79|km|mi|0}} away as the crow flies,{{Cite web |url=https://fr.distance.to/Bélarga,Hérault/saint-andre-de-sangonis,Hérault |title=Orthodromie entre Bélarga et Saint-André-de-Sangonis |website=fr.distance.to |access-date=October 25, 2024}} is {{convert|15.5|°C|°F|0}}, and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm.{{Cite web |url=https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_34239002.pdf|title=Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020|website=donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr|access-date=October 25, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/metadonnees_publiques/fiches/fiche_34239002.pdf|title=Station Météo-France « St Andre De Sangonis » (commune de Saint-André-de-Sangonis) - fiche de métadonnées.|website=donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr|access-date=October 25, 2024}}
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.{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Climadiag Commune:diagnostiquez les enjeux climatiques de votre collectivité.|url=https://meteofrance.com/climadiag-commune|date=November 2022|website=meteofrance.fr|access-date=October 25, 2024}}
Population
In 2022, the commune had a population of 662.{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8290607/dep34.pdf |title=Populations de référence 2022: 34 Hérault|date=December 2024|publisher=INSEE}}
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source =Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999,{{Cassini-Ehess|3446|Bélarga}} and INSEE since 2007.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-34029#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |256
|1800 |263
|1806 |279
|1821 |273
|1831 |369
|1836 |330
|1841 |341
|1846 |331
|1851 |341
|1856 |331
|1861 |375
|1866 |392
|1872 |374
|1876 |362
|1881 |286
|1886 |326
|1891 |295
|1896 |328
|1901 |336
|1906 |340
|1911 |373
|1921 |321
|1926 |316
|1931 |288
|1936 |295
|1946 |296
|1954 |254
|1962 |250
|1968 |247
|1975 |228
|1982 |245
|1990 |241
|1999 |258
|2007 |413
|2012 |452
|2017 |632
|2022 |662
}}
Sites and monuments
See also
References
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