Brouzet-lès-Alès (French pronunciation: [bʁuzɛ lɛ.z‿alɛs], literally Brouzet near Alès; Occitan: Broset d'Alès) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Brouzet-lès-Alès
Mont Bouquet
Mont Bouquet
Coat of arms of Brouzet-lès-Alès
Location of Brouzet-lès-Alès
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Brouzet-lès-Alès is located in France
Brouzet-lès-Alès
Brouzet-lès-Alès
Brouzet-lès-Alès is located in Occitanie
Brouzet-lès-Alès
Brouzet-lès-Alès
Coordinates: 44°08′18″N 4°14′49″E / 44.1383°N 4.2469°E / 44.1383; 4.2469
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementAlès
CantonAlès-2
IntercommunalityAlès Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Matthieu Testard[1]
Area
1
13.03 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
676
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30055 /30580
Elevation159–623 m (522–2,044 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Brouzet-lès-Alès has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Brouzet-lès-Alès is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 923.9 mm (36.37 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.9 °C (73.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Brouzet-lès-Alès was 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.7 °C (10.9 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Brouzet-lès-Alès (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2011−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2)
21.4
(70.5)
24.0
(75.2)
27.0
(80.6)
30.1
(86.2)
39.8
(103.6)
35.9
(96.6)
37.5
(99.5)
33.6
(92.5)
28.2
(82.8)
21.5
(70.7)
17.5
(63.5)
39.8
(103.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8)
9.0
(48.2)
13.4
(56.1)
16.6
(61.9)
20.1
(68.2)
25.3
(77.5)
28.6
(83.5)
28.0
(82.4)
23.3
(73.9)
17.4
(63.3)
11.9
(53.4)
9.3
(48.7)
17.6
(63.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
5.5
(41.9)
9.3
(48.7)
12.2
(54.0)
15.4
(59.7)
20.1
(68.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
18.8
(65.8)
14.0
(57.2)
9.1
(48.4)
6.6
(43.9)
13.5
(56.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
2.0
(35.6)
5.1
(41.2)
7.8
(46.0)
10.6
(51.1)
14.9
(58.8)
17.3
(63.1)
17.2
(63.0)
14.2
(57.6)
10.6
(51.1)
6.4
(43.5)
3.9
(39.0)
9.4
(48.9)
Record low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5)
−11.7
(10.9)
−3.8
(25.2)
−1.4
(29.5)
2.2
(36.0)
6.9
(44.4)
10.5
(50.9)
9.6
(49.3)
4.9
(40.8)
−0.7
(30.7)
−4.1
(24.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
−11.7
(10.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.2
(3.12)
54.2
(2.13)
80.1
(3.15)
82.7
(3.26)
59.8
(2.35)
46.5
(1.83)
49.0
(1.93)
55.4
(2.18)
99.0
(3.90)
112.3
(4.42)
156.6
(6.17)
49.1
(1.93)
923.9
(36.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.4 5.4 6.7 7.7 6.8 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.3 6.9 9.4 7.1 76.8
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 342—    
1975 343+0.04%
1982 348+0.21%
1990 392+1.50%
1999 436+1.19%
2009 601+3.26%
2014 642+1.33%
2020 678+0.91%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE