Juvignac (; ) is a commune in the

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in the Occitanie

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in southern

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Geography

The commune borders

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to the east (separated by the Mosson River), Lavérune and Saint-Jean-de-Védas to the south (meeting at a

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), Saint-Georges-d'Orques to the west, and Grabels to the north. Juvignac is the most populous commune in the western arc of Montpellier. It has a Mediterranean climate, with over three hundred days of sunshine annually.

Climate

In 2010, the climate of the commune was 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. From 1971-2000, the average annual temperature was with an annual

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of . The average annual total rainfall during this period was 695 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, was , and the average annual total rainfall was 869.7 mm. 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.

Natural environments and biodiversity

The inventory of natural areas of ecological, faunistic, and floristic interest (Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique, ZNIEFF) is a French national program aimed at identifying ecologically significant areas to enhance knowledge of natural heritage and aid decision-makers in integrating environmental concerns into land-use planning. One type 1 ZNIEFFType 1 ZNIEFF are areas generally of limited size, characterized by the presence of rare or remarkable species, species associations, or habitats that are typical of the regional or national natural heritage. is recorded in the commune: the 'Mosson Valley from Grabels to St-Jean-de-Védas', covering approximately across five communes in the department.

Urbanism

Typology

As of January 1, 2024, Juvignac is classified as an ''‘ceinture urbaine’'' (urban belt) according to the new seven-level commune density grid established by Insee in 2022. It is part of the urban unit of Montpellier,An urban unit in France is defined as a commune or a group of communes with a continuous built-up area (no gap greater than 200 meters between two buildings) and a population of at least 2,000 inhabitants. A commune must have more than half of its population within this built-up area to qualify as part of an urban unit. an intra-departmental agglomeration comprising 22 communes, of which Juvignac is a

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commune.In a multi-communal agglomeration, a commune is classified as suburban when it is not the central city; this means its population is less than 50% of the agglomeration’s total population or that of the most populated commune. In the case of the Montpellier urban unit, there is one central city and 21 suburban communes. Additionally, Juvignac belongs to the Montpellier attraction area, where it is designated as a commuter town.The concept of a functional area replaced the former concept of an

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in October 2020, enabling consistent comparisons with other

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countries. This area, encompassing 161 communes, falls under the category of areas with 700,000 inhabitants or more (excluding Paris).

Geography

Climate

Natural environments and biodiversity

Urbanism

Typology

Population

See also

Notes and references

Notes

References

Insee website

Other sources