Cavillargues

Cavillargues (French pronunciation: [kavijaʁɡ]; Occitan: Cavilhargas) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Cavillargues
Commune
The town hall of Cavillargues
Coat of arms
Location of Cavillargues
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Coordinates: 44°06′54″N 4°31′22″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Intercommunality	CA Gard Rhodanien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Nadal[1]
Area 1	11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	847
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30076 /30330
Elevation	105–262 m (344–860 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 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

Cavillargues has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Cavillargues is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 845.8 mm (33.30 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Cavillargues was 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 5 January 1971.

Climate data for Cavillargues (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1961−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.6 (70.9)	24.2 (75.6)	28.0 (82.4)	30.5 (86.9)	34.2 (93.6)	41.5 (106.7)	39.8 (103.6)	41.0 (105.8)	36.2 (97.2)	31.1 (88.0)	24.0 (75.2)	21.1 (70.0)	41.5 (106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.3 (50.5)	11.9 (53.4)	16.2 (61.2)	19.2 (66.6)	23.5 (74.3)	27.9 (82.2)	30.8 (87.4)	30.8 (87.4)	25.4 (77.7)	20.1 (68.2)	14.1 (57.4)	10.7 (51.3)	20.1 (68.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	6.7 (44.1)	10.1 (50.2)	12.9 (55.2)	16.9 (62.4)	20.9 (69.6)	23.3 (73.9)	23.4 (74.1)	18.9 (66.0)	14.8 (58.6)	9.6 (49.3)	6.4 (43.5)	14.1 (57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	1.4 (34.5)	4.0 (39.2)	6.6 (43.9)	10.3 (50.5)	13.9 (57.0)	15.9 (60.6)	15.9 (60.6)	12.4 (54.3)	9.5 (49.1)	5.0 (41.0)	2.0 (35.6)	8.2 (46.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.0 (5.0)	−14.0 (6.8)	−10.6 (12.9)	−3.6 (25.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	4.0 (39.2)	6.2 (43.2)	5.6 (42.1)	1.9 (35.4)	−2.5 (27.5)	−8.4 (16.9)	−14.0 (6.8)	−15.0 (5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	74.3 (2.93)	44.0 (1.73)	51.7 (2.04)	73.3 (2.89)	66.6 (2.62)	45.2 (1.78)	38.0 (1.50)	47.0 (1.85)	107.0 (4.21)	119.0 (4.69)	120.8 (4.76)	58.9 (2.32)	845.8 (33.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.6	5.1	4.9	7.1	6.9	5.1	3.6	4.4	5.7	7.2	8.5	6.6	71.6
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	495	—
1968	510	+3.0%
1975	445	−12.7%
1982	492	+10.6%
1990	601	+22.2%
1999	645	+7.3%
2008	772	+19.7%
2011	806	+4.4%

See also

• Communes of the Gard department
• Cavillargues medallion