Méjannes-le-Clap

Méjannes-le-Clap (French pronunciation: [meʒan lə klap]; Occitan: Mejanas e lo Clap) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is located 30 km north east of Alès, close to the river Cèze. It is a centre for outdoor activities and environmental tourism.

Méjannes-le-Clap
Commune
The Cèze seen from Génèse
Coat of arms
Location of Méjannes-le-Clap
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Coordinates: 44°13′34″N 4°20′51″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	Rousson
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Bassier[1]
Area 1	38.24 km2 (14.76 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	740
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30164 /30430
Elevation	90–474 m (295–1,555 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

Méjannes-le-Clap has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Méjannes-le-Clap is 13.6 °C (56.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,000.8 mm (39.40 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.1 °C (73.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Méjannes-le-Clap was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.7 °C (10.9 °F) on 15 December 2001.

Climate data for Méjannes-le-Clap (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	24.4 (75.9)	27.4 (81.3)	29.1 (84.4)	34.3 (93.7)	42.6 (108.7)	38.1 (100.6)	41.0 (105.8)	36.1 (97.0)	30.2 (86.4)	23.8 (74.8)	19.4 (66.9)	42.6 (108.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.6 (49.3)	11.2 (52.2)	15.2 (59.4)	18.2 (64.8)	22.5 (72.5)	27.1 (80.8)	30.3 (86.5)	29.8 (85.6)	24.4 (75.9)	19.0 (66.2)	13.4 (56.1)	10.1 (50.2)	19.2 (66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.2 (41.4)	6.1 (43.0)	9.4 (48.9)	12.3 (54.1)	16.1 (61.0)	20.3 (68.5)	23.1 (73.6)	22.8 (73.0)	18.4 (65.1)	14.1 (57.4)	9.0 (48.2)	5.9 (42.6)	13.6 (56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	1.0 (33.8)	3.6 (38.5)	6.4 (43.5)	9.8 (49.6)	13.6 (56.5)	15.9 (60.6)	15.7 (60.3)	12.4 (54.3)	9.3 (48.7)	4.7 (40.5)	1.6 (34.9)	7.9 (46.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.3 (11.7)	−11.3 (11.7)	−10.4 (13.3)	−4.7 (23.5)	1.3 (34.3)	5.5 (41.9)	7.4 (45.3)	6.1 (43.0)	4.4 (39.9)	−2.6 (27.3)	−8.1 (17.4)	−11.7 (10.9)	−11.7 (10.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	83.5 (3.29)	53.4 (2.10)	59.0 (2.32)	80.1 (3.15)	76.3 (3.00)	54.5 (2.15)	42.1 (1.66)	61.5 (2.42)	134.6 (5.30)	139.9 (5.51)	139.2 (5.48)	76.7 (3.02)	1,000.8 (39.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7.3	5.1	5.2	7.7	7.7	5.4	4.0	4.7	5.8	7.6	8.6	7.1	76.1
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	31	—
1975	34	+1.33%
1982	98	+16.33%
1990	223	+10.82%
1999	304	+3.50%
2009	518	+5.47%
2014	695	+6.05%
2020	725	+0.71%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department