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Montdardier

Coordinates: 43°55′42″N 3°35′33″E / 43.9283°N 3.5925°E / 43.9283; 3.5925
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Montdardier
Montdardier and the Tude forest
Montdardier and the Tude forest
Coat of arms of Montdardier
Location of Montdardier
Map
Montdardier is located in France
Montdardier
Montdardier
Montdardier is located in Occitanie
Montdardier
Montdardier
Coordinates: 43°55′42″N 3°35′33″E / 43.9283°N 3.5925°E / 43.9283; 3.5925
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementLe Vigan
CantonLe Vigan
IntercommunalityPays viganais
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Philippe Virely[1]
Area
1
35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
188
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
30176 /30120
Elevation259–889 m (850–2,917 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
View of the village of Montdardier

Montdardier (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃daʁdje]; Occitan: Montdardièr) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

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Climate

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Montdardier has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb) closely bordering on a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). The average annual temperature in Montdardier is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,487.0 mm (58.54 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.9 °C (71.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Montdardier was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.0 °C (8.6 °F) on 27 February 2018.

Climate data for Montdardier (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2010−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
22.2
(72.0)
25.2
(77.4)
28.8
(83.8)
30.1
(86.2)
40.3
(104.5)
35.9
(96.6)
38.0
(100.4)
32.9
(91.2)
29.3
(84.7)
22.8
(73.0)
19.1
(66.4)
40.3
(104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
9.8
(49.6)
13.2
(55.8)
16.2
(61.2)
19.7
(67.5)
24.7
(76.5)
27.9
(82.2)
27.8
(82.0)
23.2
(73.8)
17.6
(63.7)
12.2
(54.0)
9.8
(49.6)
17.6
(63.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
5.5
(41.9)
8.6
(47.5)
11.5
(52.7)
14.6
(58.3)
19.1
(66.4)
21.9
(71.4)
21.7
(71.1)
17.9
(64.2)
13.5
(56.3)
8.9
(48.0)
6.4
(43.5)
12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
1.2
(34.2)
4.0
(39.2)
6.8
(44.2)
9.4
(48.9)
13.5
(56.3)
15.9
(60.6)
15.6
(60.1)
12.6
(54.7)
9.3
(48.7)
5.6
(42.1)
3.0
(37.4)
8.2
(46.8)
Record low °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9)
−13.0
(8.6)
−3.4
(25.9)
−4.0
(24.8)
1.0
(33.8)
6.1
(43.0)
8.9
(48.0)
8.5
(47.3)
4.2
(39.6)
−1.5
(29.3)
−6.4
(20.5)
−8.5
(16.7)
−13.0
(8.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 148.8
(5.86)
89.9
(3.54)
96.5
(3.80)
137.1
(5.40)
103.3
(4.07)
72.3
(2.85)
42.8
(1.69)
45.0
(1.77)
156.4
(6.16)
231.1
(9.10)
216.2
(8.51)
147.6
(5.81)
1,487
(58.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.4 6.8 7.2 8.9 8.4 5.6 4.5 4.9 6.3 10.5 10.1 9.1 91.7
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 215—    
1975 197−1.24%
1982 178−1.44%
1990 157−1.56%
1999 187+1.96%
2009 195+0.42%
2014 207+1.20%
2020 191−1.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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  • The castle in neo-gothic style
  • La Tude massif
  • The church

Several quarries above Montdardier were formerly important sources of lithographic limestone. Stone from these quarries, marketed as Vigan stone, earned an honorable mention in the Great Exhibition of 1851.[5]

Montdardier's castle

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. 30 November 2023.
  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) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Class I, Report on Mining, Quarrying, Metallurgical Operations, and Mineral Products, Reports by the Juries on the Subjects in the Thirty Classes Into Which the Exhibition was Divided, Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851, Clowes, London, 1852; page 28.