Lespignan (; ) is a commune in the

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in the Occitanie

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in southern

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Geography

Climate

Lespignan has a

mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

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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.

History

Excavations indicate human habitation of Lespignan dating to 4000 years ago. During the 13th century, Lespignan was granted to Lambert de Thury, a companion of Simon de Montfort, as a part of the

Albigensian Crusade The Albigensian Crusade (), also known as the Cathar Crusade (1209–1229), was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, what is now southern France. The Crusade was prosecuted pri ...

. In 1379 King Charles V used his right of preemption to officially establish Lespignan as a community. In 1500, the village acquired its own lord through a treaty of joint sovereignty with King Charles V. The absence of a male heir led to successive changes in leadership.

Population

References

Communes of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub

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Climate

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