Méjannes-le-Clap
Méjannes-le-Clap (French pronunciation: [meʒan lə klap]; Occitan: Mejanas e lo Clap) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is located 30 km north east of Alès, close to the river Cèze. It is a centre for outdoor activities and environmental tourism.
| Méjannes-le-Clap | |
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|  The Cèze seen from Génèse | |
|  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 44°13′34″N 4°20′51″E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Occitania | 
| Department | Gard | 
| Arrondissement | Alès | 
| Canton | Rousson | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Bassier[1] | 
| Area 1 | 38.24 km2 (14.76 sq mi) | 
| Population | 725 | 
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 30164 /30430 | 
| Elevation | 90–474 m (295–1,555 ft) | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
    
    Climate
    
Méjannes-le-Clap has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Méjannes-le-Clap is 13.6 °C (56.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,000.8 mm (39.40 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.1 °C (73.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Méjannes-le-Clap was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.7 °C (10.9 °F) on 15 December 2001.
| Climate data for Méjannes-le-Clap (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 34.3 (93.7) | 42.6 (108.7) | 38.1 (100.6) | 41.0 (105.8) | 36.1 (97.0) | 30.2 (86.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 42.6 (108.7) | 
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.1 (80.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 6.1 (43.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 5.9 (42.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 1.0 (33.8) | 3.6 (38.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 1.6 (34.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) | −11.3 (11.7) | −10.4 (13.3) | −4.7 (23.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | −2.6 (27.3) | −8.1 (17.4) | −11.7 (10.9) | −11.7 (10.9) | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 83.5 (3.29) | 53.4 (2.10) | 59.0 (2.32) | 80.1 (3.15) | 76.3 (3.00) | 54.5 (2.15) | 42.1 (1.66) | 61.5 (2.42) | 134.6 (5.30) | 139.9 (5.51) | 139.2 (5.48) | 76.7 (3.02) | 1,000.8 (39.40) | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 76.1 | 
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
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See also
    
    
References
    
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

