Saint-Jean-de-Védas

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Located southwest of Montpellier, the commune is composed of a series of increasingly steep hills towards the southwest and the Gardiole massif. It is traversed by the Rieucoulon River along its boundary with Montpellier and by the Mosson River to the west and south.

The commune borders Montpellier to the north and east, Juvignac and Lavérune to the northwest, Fabrègues to the southwest, and Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone to the southeast, and Lattes to the east.

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|14.4|°C|°F|0}} with an annual atmospheric temperature of {{convert|16.3|°C|°F|0}}. The average annual total rainfall during this period was 657 mm, with 5.8 days of precipitation in January and 2.7 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|6|km|mi|0}} away as the crow flies,{{Cite web |url=https://fr.distance.to/Saint-jean-de-védas,Hérault/prades-le-lez,Hérault |title=Orthodromie entre Saint-Jean-de-Védas et Prades-le-Lez|website=fr.distance.to |access-date=25 October 2024}} is {{convert|15.4|°C|°F|0}}, and the average annual total rainfall is 591.6 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_34239002.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}}

As of January 1, 2024, Saint-Jean-de-Védas is classified as a ‘grand centre urbain’ (major urban center) according to the new seven-level commune density grid established by Insee in 2022.{{Cite web|language=fr|title=La grille communale de densité|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/6439600 |website=insee.fr|date=28 May 2024|access-date=26 October 2024}} It is part of the Montpellier urban unit,An urban unit in France is defined as a commune or a group of communes with a continuous built-up area (no gap greater than 200 meters between two buildings) and a population of at least 2,000 inhabitants. A commune must have more than half of its population within this built-up area to qualify as part of an urban unit. an intra-departmental agglomeration comprising 22 communes, of which Saint-Jean-de-Védas is a suburban commune.In a multi-communal agglomeration, a commune is classified as suburban when it is not the central city; this means its population is less than 50% of the agglomeration’s total population or that of the most populated commune. In the case of the Montpellier urban unit, there is one central city and 21 suburban communes.{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Unité urbaine 2020 de Montpellier |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/unite-urbaine-2020/34701-montpellier |website=insee.fr |access-date=26 October 2024}}{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Métadonnées de la commune de Saint-Jean-de-Védas |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/34270-saint-jean-de-védas |website=Insee}} Additionally, Saint-Jean-de-Védas belongs to the Montpellier attraction area, where it is designated as a primary hub city.The concept of a functional area replaced the former concept of an urban area in October 2020, enabling consistent comparisons with other European Union countries. This area, encompassing 161 communes, falls under the category of areas with 700,000 inhabitants or more (excluding Paris).{{Cite web|language=fr |title=Liste des communes composant l'aire d'attraction de Montpellier |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/aire-attraction-des-villes-2020/012-montpellier |website=insee.fr |access-date=26 October 2024}}

The land use in the commune, as recorded in the European biophysical land use database, Corine Land Cover (CLC), is characterized by a high proportion of artificial areas, accounting for 51.4% in 2018, up from 33.9% in 1990. The detailed distribution in 2018 was as follows: urban areas (30.2%), heterogeneous agricultural areas (26.5%), industrial or commercial zones and communication networks (21.2%), shrub and/or herbaceous vegetation environments (18.5%), grasslands (1.9%), forests (1.3%), and arable land (0.5%).{{Citeweb|language=fr|title=CORINE Land Cover (CLC) - Répartition des superficies en 15 postes d'occupation des sols (métropole).|url=https://www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/corine-land-cover-0|website=Data and Statistical Studies Portal of the Ministry of Ecological Transition|access-date=3 November 2024}} Changes in the commune’s land use and infrastructure can be observed on various cartographic representations of the area: the Cassini map (18th century), the military topographic map (1820–1866), and IGN maps or aerial photographs from 1950 to the present day.{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Évolution comparée de l'occupation des sols de la commune sur cartes anciennes|url=https://remonterletemps.ign.fr/comparer?lon=3.824722&lat=43.577222&z=14&layer1=1&layer2=8&mode=split-h |website=remonterletemps.ign.fr |access-date=3 November 2024}}

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In 2022, the commune had a population of 13,300.{{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}}

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|source = Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999,{{Cassini-Ehess|32537|Saint-Jean-de-Védas}} and INSEE since 2007.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-34270#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793|441

|1800|483

|1806|497

|1821|483

|1831|562

|1836|593

|1841|628

|1846|662

|1851|703

|1856|650

|1861|655

|1866|746

|1872|824

|1876|864

|1881|674

|1886|759

|1891|788

|1896|883

|1901|859

|1906|845

|1911|858

|1921|876

|1926|910

|1931|936

|1936|956

|1946|986

|1954|1149

|1962|1772

|1968|2086

|1975|3529

|1982|4284

|1990|5390

|1999|8056

|2007|8653

|2012|8549

|2017|10008

|2022|13300

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