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| Coordinates: 43°28′28″N 2°42′45″E / 43.4744°N 2.7125°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Occitania | 
| Department | Hérault | 
| Arrondissement | Béziers | 
| Canton | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Sonzogni[1] | 
| Area 1  | 30.06 km2 (11.61 sq mi) | 
| Population | 616 | 
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 34086 /34220  | 
| Elevation | 329–951 m (1,079–3,120 ft)  (avg. 362 m or 1,188 ft)  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Courniou (French pronunciation: [kuʁnju]; Occitan: Cornhon) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Geography

Map
Climate
Courniou has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in Courniou is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,444.7 mm (56.88 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.8 °C (40.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Courniou was 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.5 °C (4.1 °F) on 16 January 1985.
| Climate data for Courniou (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1971−2014) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8)  | 
23.0 (73.4)  | 
26.5 (79.7)  | 
28.2 (82.8)  | 
31.8 (89.2)  | 
36.0 (96.8)  | 
35.9 (96.6)  | 
39.3 (102.7)  | 
33.0 (91.4)  | 
29.1 (84.4)  | 
24.5 (76.1)  | 
22.0 (71.6)  | 
39.3 (102.7)  | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4)  | 
8.8 (47.8)  | 
11.9 (53.4)  | 
14.3 (57.7)  | 
18.5 (65.3)  | 
22.6 (72.7)  | 
25.8 (78.4)  | 
25.6 (78.1)  | 
21.7 (71.1)  | 
16.8 (62.2)  | 
11.4 (52.5)  | 
8.6 (47.5)  | 
16.2 (61.2)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6)  | 
5.3 (41.5)  | 
7.8 (46.0)  | 
9.9 (49.8)  | 
13.7 (56.7)  | 
17.4 (63.3)  | 
20.2 (68.4)  | 
20.0 (68.0)  | 
16.6 (61.9)  | 
12.9 (55.2)  | 
8.1 (46.6)  | 
5.5 (41.9)  | 
11.9 (53.4)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1)  | 
1.8 (35.2)  | 
3.7 (38.7)  | 
5.6 (42.1)  | 
8.9 (48.0)  | 
12.1 (53.8)  | 
14.5 (58.1)  | 
14.4 (57.9)  | 
11.5 (52.7)  | 
9.1 (48.4)  | 
4.9 (40.8)  | 
2.3 (36.1)  | 
7.6 (45.7)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1)  | 
−11.7 (10.9)  | 
−12.5 (9.5)  | 
−2.5 (27.5)  | 
−1.2 (29.8)  | 
3.5 (38.3)  | 
5.5 (41.9)  | 
5.0 (41.0)  | 
−0.3 (31.5)  | 
−2.0 (28.4)  | 
−8.2 (17.2)  | 
−10.5 (13.1)  | 
−15.5 (4.1)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 161.0 (6.34)  | 
148.5 (5.85)  | 
117.9 (4.64)  | 
151.6 (5.97)  | 
102.6 (4.04)  | 
58.0 (2.28)  | 
35.4 (1.39)  | 
60.5 (2.38)  | 
92.6 (3.65)  | 
162.8 (6.41)  | 
174.5 (6.87)  | 
179.3 (7.06)  | 
1,444.7 (56.88)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.6 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 124.0 | 
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% | 
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 385 | — | 
| 1968 | 529 | +37.4% | 
| 1975 | 503 | −4.9% | 
| 1982 | 537 | +6.8% | 
| 1990 | 595 | +10.8% | 
| 1999 | 606 | +1.8% | 
| 2008 | 620 | +2.3% | 
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
 - ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
 - ↑ "Normales et records pour Courniou (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
 
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