Méjannes-le-Clap

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Méjannes-le-Clap

(2020–2026) Jérôme Bassier^[1]Area

38.24 km² (14.76 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

732 • Density19/km² (50/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

30164 /30430

Elevation90–474 m (295–1,555 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Méjannes-le-Clap (French pronunciation: [meʒan lə klap]; Occitan: Mejanas e lo Clap) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is located 30 km north east of Alès, close to the river Cèze. It is a centre for outdoor activities and environmental tourism.

Geography

Climate

Méjannes-le-Clap has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Méjannes-le-Clap is 13.6 °C (56.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,000.8 mm (39.40 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.1 °C (73.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Méjannes-le-Clap was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.7 °C (10.9 °F) on 15 December 2001.

Climate data for Méjannes-le-Clap (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	24.4 (75.9)	27.4 (81.3)	29.1 (84.4)	34.3 (93.7)	42.6 (108.7)	38.1 (100.6)	41.0 (105.8)	36.1 (97.0)	30.2 (86.4)	23.8 (74.8)	19.4 (66.9)	42.6 (108.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.6 (49.3)	11.2 (52.2)	15.2 (59.4)	18.2 (64.8)	22.5 (72.5)	27.1 (80.8)	30.3 (86.5)	29.8 (85.6)	24.4 (75.9)	19.0 (66.2)	13.4 (56.1)	10.1 (50.2)	19.2 (66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.2 (41.4)	6.1 (43.0)	9.4 (48.9)	12.3 (54.1)	16.1 (61.0)	20.3 (68.5)	23.1 (73.6)	22.8 (73.0)	18.4 (65.1)	14.1 (57.4)	9.0 (48.2)	5.9 (42.6)	13.6 (56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	1.0 (33.8)	3.6 (38.5)	6.4 (43.5)	9.8 (49.6)	13.6 (56.5)	15.9 (60.6)	15.7 (60.3)	12.4 (54.3)	9.3 (48.7)	4.7 (40.5)	1.6 (34.9)	7.9 (46.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.3 (11.7)	−11.3 (11.7)	−10.4 (13.3)	−4.7 (23.5)	1.3 (34.3)	5.5 (41.9)	7.4 (45.3)	6.1 (43.0)	4.4 (39.9)	−2.6 (27.3)	−8.1 (17.4)	−11.7 (10.9)	−11.7 (10.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	83.5 (3.29)	53.4 (2.10)	59.0 (2.32)	80.1 (3.15)	76.3 (3.00)	54.5 (2.15)	42.1 (1.66)	61.5 (2.42)	134.6 (5.30)	139.9 (5.51)	139.2 (5.48)	76.7 (3.02)	1,000.8 (39.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7.3	5.1	5.2	7.7	7.7	5.4	4.0	4.7	5.8	7.6	8.6	7.1	76.1
Source: Météo-France^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	31	—
1975	34	+1.33%
1982	98	+16.33%
1990	223	+10.82%
1999	304	+3.50%
2009	518	+5.47%
2014	695	+6.05%
2020	725	+0.71%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE