Lespignan (; oc, Lespinhan) is a

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in the

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in the

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in southern

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Geography

Climate

Lespignan has a

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(

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''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Lespignan is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Lespignan was on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 22 November 1998.

Geography

Climate

Population

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