La Livinière (French pronunciation: [la livinjɛʁ]; Occitan: La Livinièra) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

La Livinière
La Laviniere seen from a vineyard
La Laviniere seen from a vineyard
Coat of arms of La Livinière
Location of La Livinière
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La Livinière is located in France
La Livinière
La Livinière
La Livinière is located in Occitanie
La Livinière
La Livinière
Coordinates: 43°19′00″N 2°38′14″E / 43.3167°N 2.6372°E / 43.3167; 2.6372
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonSaint-Pons-de-Thomières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre-André Pedesseau[1]
Area
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31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
522
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34141 /34210
Elevation90–598 m (295–1,962 ft)
(avg. 153 m or 502 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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La Livinière has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in La Livinière is 14.8 °C (58.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 650.6 mm (25.61 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.2 °C (45.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Livinière was 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.0 °C (17.6 °F) on 12 December 2012.

Climate data for La Livinière (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1992−2014)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)
24.0
(75.2)
27.6
(81.7)
32.6
(90.7)
35.5
(95.9)
41.0
(105.8)
40.8
(105.4)
41.8
(107.2)
36.0
(96.8)
31.6
(88.9)
25.2
(77.4)
20.0
(68.0)
41.8
(107.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
12.4
(54.3)
15.6
(60.1)
18.0
(64.4)
22.4
(72.3)
26.8
(80.2)
29.6
(85.3)
29.4
(84.9)
24.7
(76.5)
20.0
(68.0)
14.5
(58.1)
11.3
(52.3)
19.7
(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0)
8.1
(46.6)
10.7
(51.3)
13.0
(55.4)
17.1
(62.8)
20.9
(69.6)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
19.3
(66.7)
15.7
(60.3)
10.6
(51.1)
7.7
(45.9)
14.8
(58.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
3.8
(38.8)
5.9
(42.6)
8.1
(46.6)
11.8
(53.2)
15.1
(59.2)
17.3
(63.1)
17.2
(63.0)
13.8
(56.8)
11.4
(52.5)
6.6
(43.9)
4.1
(39.4)
9.9
(49.8)
Record low °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3)
−8.0
(17.6)
−8.0
(17.6)
−1.3
(29.7)
2.0
(35.6)
7.8
(46.0)
9.2
(48.6)
9.0
(48.2)
5.0
(41.0)
−1.4
(29.5)
−7.5
(18.5)
−8.0
(17.6)
−8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.7
(2.47)
48.2
(1.90)
30.3
(1.19)
65.0
(2.56)
52.3
(2.06)
37.5
(1.48)
22.3
(0.88)
45.8
(1.80)
65.1
(2.56)
76.7
(3.02)
80.4
(3.17)
64.3
(2.53)
650.6
(25.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.8 6.2 6.5 7.5 6.4 4.2 3.0 4.5 5.2 6.5 6.9 7.0 71.5
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962655—    
1968682+4.1%
1975567−16.9%
1982512−9.7%
1990506−1.2%
1999588+16.2%
2008549−6.6%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour La Liviniere (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.