Méjannes-le-Clap (; oc, Mejanas e lo Clap) is a
commune in the
Gard
Gard () is a department in Southern France, located in the region of Occitanie. It had a population of 748,437 as of 2019;[department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in southern
France. It is located 30 km north east of
Alès, close to the river
Cèze
The Cèze (; oc, Céser) is a karstic French river, a right tributary of the Rhône. It runs through the departments of Lozère and Gard in the Occitanie region. It is long, and its basin area is . Its source is in the Cévennes mountains, ...
. It is a centre for outdoor activities and
environmental tourism
Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide funds ...
.
Geography
Climate
Méjannes-le-Clap has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate (
Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Méjannes-le-Clap 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 Méjannes-le-Clap was on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 15 December 2001.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Gard department
References
Communes of Gard
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