Portiragnes (French pronunciation: [pɔʁtiʁɑɲ]; Occitan: Portiranhas) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Portiragnes
The church of Saint-Félix
The church of Saint-Félix
Coat of arms of Portiragnes
Location of Portiragnes
Map
Portiragnes is located in France
Portiragnes
Portiragnes
Portiragnes is located in Occitanie
Portiragnes
Portiragnes
Coordinates: 43°18′19″N 3°20′11″E / 43.3053°N 3.3364°E / 43.3053; 3.3364
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonAgde
IntercommunalityCA Hérault Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gwendoline Chaudoir[1]
Area
1
20.16 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,247
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34209 /34420
Elevation0–41 m (0–135 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Portiragnes has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Portiragnes is 15.1 °C (59.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 578.5 mm (22.78 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.8 °C (74.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Portiragnes was 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.6 °C (14.7 °F) on 5 January 1995.

Climate data for Portiragnes (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1994−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0)
23.7
(74.7)
28.1
(82.6)
32.5
(90.5)
33.6
(92.5)
39.7
(103.5)
38.5
(101.3)
39.1
(102.4)
34.8
(94.6)
33.1
(91.6)
24.9
(76.8)
20.4
(68.7)
39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.9
(53.4)
13.0
(55.4)
16.2
(61.2)
18.4
(65.1)
22.1
(71.8)
26.8
(80.2)
29.5
(85.1)
29.1
(84.4)
24.8
(76.6)
20.7
(69.3)
15.5
(59.9)
12.1
(53.8)
20.0
(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)
8.2
(46.8)
11.0
(51.8)
13.4
(56.1)
17.2
(63.0)
21.3
(70.3)
23.8
(74.8)
23.5
(74.3)
19.5
(67.1)
16.3
(61.3)
11.1
(52.0)
7.8
(46.0)
15.1
(59.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)
3.5
(38.3)
5.8
(42.4)
8.4
(47.1)
12.2
(54.0)
15.7
(60.3)
18.1
(64.6)
17.9
(64.2)
14.2
(57.6)
11.9
(53.4)
6.7
(44.1)
3.6
(38.5)
10.2
(50.4)
Record low °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7)
−7.6
(18.3)
−8.7
(16.3)
−1.6
(29.1)
3.4
(38.1)
7.4
(45.3)
9.8
(49.6)
10.1
(50.2)
6.3
(43.3)
−0.8
(30.6)
−7.4
(18.7)
−8.1
(17.4)
−9.6
(14.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.5
(2.22)
57.8
(2.28)
28.6
(1.13)
49.0
(1.93)
50.8
(2.00)
27.1
(1.07)
10.9
(0.43)
26.8
(1.06)
70.0
(2.76)
79.1
(3.11)
67.0
(2.64)
54.9
(2.16)
578.5
(22.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.3 4.3 3.9 5.1 5.7 3.3 1.9 3.9 4.8 5.8 5.3 5.5 55.9
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,109—    
1975 1,202+1.16%
1982 1,348+1.65%
1990 1,770+3.46%
1999 2,278+2.84%
2007 3,094+3.90%
2012 3,243+0.95%
2017 3,134−0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Beziers-Vias (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE