Brouzet-lès-Alès

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
Commune
Mont Bouquet
Coat of arms
Location of Brouzet-lès-Alès
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Coordinates: 44°08′18″N 4°14′49″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	Alès-2
Intercommunality	Alès Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Matthieu Testard[1]
Area 1	13.03 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	681
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30055 /30580
Elevation	159–623 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

Climate

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Gard department