Murviel-lès-Béziers

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Murviel-lès-Béziers

(2020–2026) Sylvain Hager^[1]Area

32.36 km² (12.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,077 • Density95/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

34178 /34490

Elevation19–220 m (62–722 ft)
(avg. 62 m or 203 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Murviel-lès-Béziers (French pronunciation: [myʁvjɛl lɛ bezje], literally Murviel near Béziers; Occitan: Murvièlh) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Murviel-lès-Béziers has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Murviel-lès-Béziers is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 675.5 mm (26.59 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 7.5 °C (45.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Murviel-lès-Béziers was 42.9 °C (109.2 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.5 °C (16.7 °F) on 9 February 2012.

Climate data for Murviel-lès-Béziers (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	23.0 (73.4)	29.1 (84.4)	32.0 (89.6)	35.1 (95.2)	42.9 (109.2)	38.0 (100.4)	40.5 (104.9)	37.3 (99.1)	32.4 (90.3)	25.3 (77.5)	23.3 (73.9)	42.9 (109.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.6 (52.9)	12.6 (54.7)	15.9 (60.6)	18.3 (64.9)	22.4 (72.3)	26.9 (80.4)	29.9 (85.8)	29.7 (85.5)	24.9 (76.8)	19.9 (67.8)	14.9 (58.8)	11.6 (52.9)	19.9 (67.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	8.2 (46.8)	11.0 (51.8)	13.2 (55.8)	17.1 (62.8)	21.0 (69.8)	23.6 (74.5)	23.5 (74.3)	19.3 (66.7)	15.6 (60.1)	10.7 (51.3)	7.7 (45.9)	14.9 (58.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	3.7 (38.7)	6.1 (43.0)	8.2 (46.8)	11.9 (53.4)	15.0 (59.0)	17.3 (63.1)	17.3 (63.1)	13.7 (56.7)	11.3 (52.3)	6.6 (43.9)	3.7 (38.7)	9.9 (49.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.3 (18.9)	−8.5 (16.7)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.2 (29.8)	2.6 (36.7)	7.0 (44.6)	9.7 (49.5)	8.9 (48.0)	5.2 (41.4)	−0.6 (30.9)	−6.8 (19.8)	−8.2 (17.2)	−8.5 (16.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	62.2 (2.45)	54.4 (2.14)	38.5 (1.52)	58.9 (2.32)	53.2 (2.09)	39.0 (1.54)	21.5 (0.85)	43.7 (1.72)	79.3 (3.12)	92.6 (3.65)	65.9 (2.59)	66.3 (2.61)	675.5 (26.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.4	5.1	4.8	6.5	6.4	4.1	3.0	4.7	5.3	7.0	5.7	5.8	64.5
Source: Meteociel^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,023	—
1975	1,871	−1.11%
1982	1,949	+0.59%
1990	2,264	+1.89%
1999	2,392	+0.61%
2007	2,674	+1.40%
2012	2,927	+1.82%
2017	3,075	+0.99%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Normales et records pour Murviel les Beziers (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE