Lespignan

Lespignan
Lespignan
Commune
	A general view of Lespignan
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lespignan
	Lespignan Lespignan
	Coordinates: 43°16′28″N 3°10′21″E / 43.2744°N 3.1725°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Béziers-1
Intercommunality	Domitienne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Guibbert
Area 1	22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population (2022)	3,355
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34135 /34710
Elevation	0–90 m (0–295 ft) ; (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lespignan (French pronunciation: [lɛspiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Lespinhan) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Lespignan has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Lespignan is 15.3 °C (59.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 620.7 mm (24.44 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 8.0 °C (46.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Lespignan was 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.0 °C (15.8 °F) on 22 November 1998.

Climate data for Lespignan (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1989−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.5 (70.7)	25.5 (77.9)	29.8 (85.6)	33.0 (91.4)	34.5 (94.1)	39.3 (102.7)	38.8 (101.8)	40.1 (104.2)	39.0 (102.2)	33.0 (91.4)	26.6 (79.9)	21.7 (71.1)	40.1 (104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.1 (53.8)	13.3 (55.9)	16.6 (61.9)	18.6 (65.5)	22.7 (72.9)	26.9 (80.4)	29.9 (85.8)	29.9 (85.8)	25.5 (77.9)	20.8 (69.4)	15.6 (60.1)	12.3 (54.1)	20.4 (68.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	8.7 (47.7)	11.4 (52.5)	13.5 (56.3)	17.4 (63.3)	21.1 (70.0)	23.8 (74.8)	23.8 (74.8)	19.8 (67.6)	16.3 (61.3)	11.4 (52.5)	8.3 (46.9)	15.3 (59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	4.1 (39.4)	6.3 (43.3)	8.4 (47.1)	12.2 (54.0)	15.3 (59.5)	17.7 (63.9)	17.7 (63.9)	14.1 (57.4)	11.7 (53.1)	7.1 (44.8)	4.3 (39.7)	10.3 (50.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−6.3 (20.7)	−8.0 (17.6)	−7.0 (19.4)	−0.7 (30.7)	3.3 (37.9)	4.0 (39.2)	9.5 (49.1)	9.0 (48.2)	5.0 (41.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	−9.0 (15.8)	−7.5 (18.5)	−9.0 (15.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	60.3 (2.37)	52.1 (2.05)	34.9 (1.37)	57.0 (2.24)	49.5 (1.95)	31.8 (1.25)	13.7 (0.54)	30.4 (1.20)	71.6 (2.82)	90.5 (3.56)	73.8 (2.91)	55.1 (2.17)	620.7 (24.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.8	4.7	4.3	6.2	5.4	3.7	2.2	3.6	4.7	6.2	5.2	5.0	56.8
Source: Meteociel^[3]

History

Excavations indicate human habitation of Lespignan dating to 4000 years ago.^[4] During the 13th century, Lespignan was granted to Lambert de Thury, a companion of Simon de Montfort, as a part of the Albigensian Crusade.^[4] In 1379 King Charles V used his right of preemption to officially establish Lespignan as a community.^[4] In 1500, the village acquired its own lord through a treaty of joint sovereignty with King Charles V.^[4] The absence of a male heir led to successive changes in leadership.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,874	—
1975	1,871	−0.02%
1982	1,948	+0.58%
1990	2,360	+2.43%
1999	2,568	+0.94%
2007	3,074	+2.27%
2012	3,192	+0.76%
2017	3,260	+0.42%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ "Normales et records pour Lespignan (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Histoire et Patrimoine". Ville de Lespignan (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.

[popref2022-2] "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

[3] "Normales et records pour Lespignan (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[:0-4] "Histoire et Patrimoine". Ville de Lespignan (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[pophist-5] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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