Conqueyrac (; ) is a commune in the

Gard Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;department in southern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Climate

Temperatures reached 44.1 °C (111.4 °F) in Conqueyrac and

Saint-Christol-lès-Alès Saint-Christol-lès-Alès (, literally ''Saint-Christol near Alès''; ) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. Climate Temperatures reached 44.1 °C (111.4 °F) in Saint-Christol-lès-Alès and Conqueyrac on 12 Augu ...

on 12 August 2003 during the

2003 European heat wave The 2003 European heat wave saw the hottest summer recorded in Europe since at least 1540. France was hit especially hard. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in parts of S ...

. They were France's highest temperatures ever recorded until 28 June 2019, when temperatures reached as high as 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) in southern France.

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