Le Pouget
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Le Pouget
|commune status = Commune
|image = Le Pouget Sainte-Catherine d'Alexandrie.jpg
|caption = The church of Sainte-Catherine
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Le Pouget (Hérault).svg
|arrondissement = Lodève
|canton = Gignac
|INSEE = 34210
|postal code = 34230
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Vallée de l'Hérault
|coordinates = {{coord|43.5933|3.5256|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 95
|elevation min m = 25
|elevation max m = 161
|area km2 = 13.91
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Le Pouget ({{IPA|fr|lə puʒɛ}}; {{langx|oc|Lo Poget}}) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It contains the Gallardet dolmen.
Geography
Le Pouget is situated on the sides of two valleys, Aumelas and Clermont L'Hérault. The centre of the commune is at the entrance to the medieval circulade. The clay soil favours viticulture. The river Hérault is 2 km from the centre.
=Climate=
Le Pouget has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Le Pouget is {{cvt|14.6|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|680.8|mm}} with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|23.6|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|6.9|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Pouget was {{cvt|45.2|C}} on 28 February 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-15.6|C}} on 16 January 1985.
{{Weather box
|location= Le Pouget (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1980−2019)
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|collapsed=y
|Jan record high C = 22.2
|Feb record high C = 25.8
|Mar record high C = 30.5
|Apr record high C = 33.5
|May record high C = 34.9
|Jun record high C = 45.2
|Jul record high C = 41.0
|Aug record high C = 41.5
|Sep record high C = 37.5
|Oct record high C = 33.9
|Nov record high C = 25.5
|Dec record high C = 21.5
|year record high C = 45.2
|Jan high C = 11.2
|Feb high C = 12.4
|Mar high C = 16.0
|Apr high C = 18.5
|May high C = 22.5
|Jun high C = 27.2
|Jul high C = 30.5
|Aug high C = 29.9
|Sep high C = 25.6
|Oct high C = 20.2
|Nov high C = 14.5
|Dec high C = 11.4
|year high C = 20.0
|Jan mean C = 6.9
|Feb mean C = 7.5
|Mar mean C = 10.5
|Apr mean C = 13.0
|May mean C = 16.7
|Jun mean C = 20.7
|Jul mean C = 23.6
|Aug mean C = 23.2
|Sep mean C = 19.4
|Oct mean C = 15.4
|Nov mean C = 10.2
|Dec mean C = 7.3
|year mean C = 14.6
|Jan low C = 2.5
|Feb low C = 2.6
|Mar low C = 5.1
|Apr low C = 7.4
|May low C = 10.9
|Jun low C = 14.2
|Jul low C = 16.8
|Aug low C = 16.5
|Sep low C = 13.2
|Oct low C = 10.6
|Nov low C = 5.8
|Dec low C = 3.2
|year low C = 9.1
|Jan record low C = -15.6
|Feb record low C = -10.1
|Mar record low C = -10.1
|Apr record low C = -2.0
|May record low C = 2.4
|Jun record low C = 5.2
|Jul record low C = 8.2
|Aug record low C = 6.8
|Sep record low C = 3.5
|Oct record low C = -2.1
|Nov record low C = -8.0
|Dec record low C = -9.1
|year record low C = -15.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 61.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 52.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 38.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 53.5
|May precipitation mm = 53.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 37.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 24.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 36.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 69.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 101.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 75.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 77.0
|year precipitation mm = 680.8
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.8
|Feb precipitation days = 5.0
|Mar precipitation days = 4.8
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 5.9
|Jun precipitation days = 4.0
|Jul precipitation days = 2.2
|Aug precipitation days = 3.6
|Sep precipitation days = 4.3
|Oct precipitation days = 6.6
|Nov precipitation days = 6.1
|Dec precipitation days = 5.8
|year precipitation days = 59.9
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=34210001|title=Normales et records pour Le Pouget (34)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=5 June 2022}}}}
History
Population
Inhabitants are called Pougétois in French.
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-34210#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1077
|1975 |934
|1982 |987
|1990 |1103
|1999 |1347
|2007 |1782
|2012 |1823
|2017 |2054
}}
Sights
- Église Saint-Jacques, Romanesque church (now the Chapelle des pénitents blancs)
- Église Sainte-Catherine, Gothic church (now the parish church)
- Dolmen
- Saint-Amant fountain
- The circulade
- Château de l'Estang (private property).
Image:Le Pouget dolmen 4.JPG|Entrance to dolmen
Personalities
- d'Alzon family {{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
- Jacqueline Mirande, French novelist {{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
- Jean-Paul Nozière, French novelist {{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.le-pouget.com/intro.htm Official site]
- [http://www.saintguilhem-valleeherault.fr Tourist office]
- [http://carnavaldupouget.midiblogs.com Pouget carnival]
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