Moulès-et-Baucels

Moulès-et-Baucels (French pronunciation: [mulɛs e bosɛl]; Occitan: Molés e Baucèls) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Moulès-et-Baucels
Commune
A general view of Moulès-et-Baucels
Coat of arms
Location of Moulès-et-Baucels
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Coordinates: 43°56′55″N 3°44′00″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Lodève
Canton	Lodève
Intercommunality	Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Célérier[1]
Area 1	22.78 km2 (8.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	855
• Density	37.5/km2 (97.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34174 /34190
Elevation	156–727 m (512–2,385 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Climate

Moulès-et-Baucels has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,113.8 mm (43.85 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.6 °C (74.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.1 °C (43.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded was 44.3 °C (111.7 °F) on 28 June 2019 and the coldest was −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) on 17 January 1987.

Climate data for Moulès-et-Baucels (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1985−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.6 (72.7)	25.7 (78.3)	29.0 (84.2)	30.4 (86.7)	36.5 (97.7)	44.3 (111.7)	40.3 (104.5)	42.6 (108.7)	36.6 (97.9)	32.9 (91.2)	24.7 (76.5)	21.0 (69.8)	44.3 (111.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.9 (51.6)	12.3 (54.1)	15.9 (60.6)	18.3 (64.9)	23.1 (73.6)	27.7 (81.9)	31.3 (88.3)	31.0 (87.8)	25.8 (78.4)	19.5 (67.1)	14.3 (57.7)	11.2 (52.2)	20.2 (68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	6.9 (44.4)	9.9 (49.8)	12.4 (54.3)	16.6 (61.9)	20.5 (68.9)	23.6 (74.5)	23.4 (74.1)	19.1 (66.4)	14.7 (58.5)	9.5 (49.1)	6.6 (43.9)	14.1 (57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	1.6 (34.9)	3.9 (39.0)	6.6 (43.9)	10.1 (50.2)	13.3 (55.9)	16.0 (60.8)	15.8 (60.4)	12.4 (54.3)	9.8 (49.6)	4.8 (40.6)	2.1 (35.8)	8.2 (46.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.5 (7.7)	−12.5 (9.5)	−9.1 (15.6)	−3.1 (26.4)	0.5 (32.9)	3.5 (38.3)	8.6 (47.5)	5.5 (41.9)	3.0 (37.4)	−2.9 (26.8)	−9.0 (15.8)	−9.4 (15.1)	−13.5 (7.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	104.8 (4.13)	69.5 (2.74)	52.5 (2.07)	97.2 (3.83)	92.5 (3.64)	56.2 (2.21)	30.7 (1.21)	48.7 (1.92)	142.7 (5.62)	185.0 (7.28)	119.3 (4.70)	114.7 (4.52)	1,113.8 (43.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	7.5	6.5	5.0	7.7	8.0	4.9	3.9	4.5	5.8	10.1	7.9	7.0	78.8
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	65	—
1968	77	+18.5%
1975	128	+66.2%
1982	190	+48.4%
1990	297	+56.3%
1999	598	+101.3%
2008	803	+34.3%

Gallery

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  View of the outside of the commune.
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  The front of the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department