Jacou

Jacou (French pronunciation: [ʒaku] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Jacon) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 7 km (4.3 mi) north of the Montpellier city centre.

Jacou
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Jacou
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Coordinates: 43°39′41″N 3°54′44″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Montpellier - Castelnau-le-Lez
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Renaud Calvat[1]
Area 1	3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,964
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34120 /34830
Elevation	45–85 m (148–279 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Map

The commune borders Clapiers to the west, Castelnau-le-Lez to the south, Le Crès to the east, and Teyran to the north.

Climate

In 2010, the climate of the commune is classified as a frank Mediterranean climate, according to a study based on a dataset covering the 1971-2000 period.^[3] In 2020, Météo-France published a typology of climates in mainland France in which the commune is exposed to a Mediterranean climate and is part of the Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon climatic region, characterized by low rainfall in summer, very good sunshine (2,600 h/year), a hot summer 21.5 °C (71 °F), very dry air in summer, dry conditions in all seasons, strong winds (with a frequency of 40 to 50% for winds > 5 m/s), and little fog.^[4]

For the 1971-2000 period, the average annual temperature was 14.2 °C (58 °F) with an annual atmospheric temperature of 16.6 °C (62 °F). The average annual total rainfall during this period was 746 mm, with 6 days of precipitation in January and 2.8 days in July.^[3] For the subsequent period of 1991 to 2020, the average annual temperature observed at the nearest weather station, located in the commune of Prades-le-Lez, 6 kilometres (4 mi) away as the crow flies,^[5] is 14.6 °C (58 °F), and the average annual total rainfall is 869.7 mm.^[6][7]

For the future, climate parameters for the commune projected for 2050, based on different greenhouse gas emission scenarios, can be consulted on a dedicated website published by Météo-France in November 2022.^[8]

Population

In 2022, the commune had a population of 6,964.^[9]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 81 —     1800 61 −3.97% 1806 92 +7.09% 1821 85 −0.53% 1831 88 +0.35% 1836 90 +0.45% 1841 117 +5.39% 1846 111 −1.05% 1851 145 +5.49% 1856 139 −0.84% 1861 132 −1.03% 1866 145 +1.90% 1872 153 +0.90% 1876 141 −2.02% 1881 134 −1.01% 1886 120 −2.18% 1891 125 +0.82% 1896 124 −0.16% 1901 160 +5.23%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 164 +0.50% 1911 152 −1.51% 1921 175 +1.42% 1926 159 −1.90% 1931 179 +2.40% 1936 160 −2.22% 1946 209 +2.71% 1954 241 +1.80% 1962 223 −0.97% 1968 247 +1.72% 1975 1,259 +26.20% 1982 1,774 +5.02% 1990 3,795 +9.97% 1999 4,757 +2.54% 2007 4,939 +0.47% 2012 5,658 +2.76% 2017 6,791 +3.72% 2022 6,964 +0.50%
Source: Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1999,[10] and INSEE since 2007.[11][9]

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department