Bélarga (;

Languedocien Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian, or Lengadocian () is an Occitan language, Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Lang ...

: ''Belargan'') is a commune in the

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'' in the Occitanie

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in southern

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Geography

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

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 ...

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 period from 1971 to 2000, the average annual temperature was with an annual

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of . The average annual total rainfall during this period was 641 mm, with 5.9 days of precipitation in January and 2.6 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

Saint-André-de-Sangonis Saint-André-de-Sangonis (''Sant Andrieu de Sangònis'' in Occitan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Geography Located from Montpellier, Saint-André-de-Sangonis is nestled in the Hérault ...

, away

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, is , and the average annual total rainfall is 652.4 mm. For the future, climate parameters for the commune projected for 2050, based on different

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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 662.

Sites and monuments

* Château de Bélarga

References

Communes of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub

Geography

Climate

Population

Sites and monuments

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