Jacou (; ) is a commune in the

Hérault Hérault (; , ) is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault (river), Hérault River, its Prefectures in France, prefecture is M ...

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in the Occitanie

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in southern

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. Located on the outskirts of

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, it is situated around 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the Montpellier city centre.

Geography

The commune borders Clapiers to the west, Castelnau-le-Lez to the south, Le Crès to the east, and Teyran to the north.

Climate

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,

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published a typology of climates in mainland France in which the commune is exposed to a

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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 , 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. For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was with an annual

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of . The average annual total rainfall during this period was 746 mm, with 6 days of precipitation in January and 2.8 days in July. For the subsequent period of 1991 to 2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune of Prades-le-Lez, away as the crow flies, is , and the average annual total rainfall is 869.7 mm. For the future, climate parameters for the commune projected for 2050, based on different greenhouse gas emission

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s, can be consulted on a dedicated website published by Météo-France in November 2022.

Population

In 2022, the commune had a population of 6,964.

References

Communes of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub

Geography

Climate

Population

See also

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