Jacou
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Jacou
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairie jacou.jpg
|caption = Town hall
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Jacou (Hérault).svg
|arrondissement = Montpellier
|canton = Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez
|INSEE = 34120
|postal code = 34830
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|43.6614|3.9122|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 68
|elevation min m = 45
|elevation max m = 85
|area km2 = 3.43
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Jacou ({{IPA|fr|ʒaku|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-T. Le Berre-Jacou.wav}}; {{langx|oc|Jacon}}) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the Montpellier city centre.
Geography
File:Map commune FR insee code 34120.png
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The commune borders Clapiers to the west, Castelnau-le-Lez to the south, Le Crès to the east, and Teyran to the north.
=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=25 October 2024}}
For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was {{convert|14.2|°C|°F|0}} with an annual atmospheric temperature of {{convert|16.6|°C|°F|0}}. The average annual total rainfall during this period was 746 mm, with 6 days of precipitation in January and 2.8 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 Prades-le-Lez, {{convert|6|km|mi|0}} away as the crow flies,{{Cite web |url=https://fr.distance.to/Jacou,Hérault/prades-le-lez,Hérault |title=Orthodromie entre Jacou et Prades-le-Lez |website=fr.distance.to |access-date=25 October 2024}} is {{convert|14.6|°C|°F|0}}, and the average annual total rainfall is 869.7 mm.{{Cite web |url=https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_34217001.pdf|title=Station Météo-France « Prades-le-Lez » (commune de Prades-le-Lez) - fiche climatologique - période 1991-2020|website=donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr|access-date=25 October 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/metadonnees_publiques/fiches/fiche_34217001.pdf|title=Station Météo-France « Prades-le-Lez » (commune de Prades-le-Lez) - fiche de métadonnées.|website=donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr|access-date=25 October 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=25 October 2024}}
Population
In 2022, the commune had a population of 6,964.{{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|21146|Jacou}} and INSEE since 2007.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-34120#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793|81
|1800|61
|1806|92
|1821|85
|1831|88
|1836|90
|1841|117
|1846|111
|1851|145
|1856|139
|1861|132
|1866|145
|1872|153
|1876|141
|1881|134
|1886|120
|1891|125
|1896|124
|1901|160
|1906|164
|1911|152
|1921|175
|1926|159
|1931|179
|1936|160
|1946|209
|1954|241
|1962|223
|1968|247
|1975|1259
|1982|1774
|1990|3795
|1999|4757
|2007|4939
|2012|5658
|2017|6791
|2022|6964
}}
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Jacou}}
{{Hérault communes}}
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