Conqueyrac
| Conqueyrac | ||
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  Conqueyrac | ||
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Location within Occitanie region  Conqueyrac | ||
| Coordinates: 43°56′51″N 3°54′33″E / 43.9475°N 3.9092°ECoordinates: 43°56′51″N 3°54′33″E / 43.9475°N 3.9092°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Le Vigan | |
| Canton | Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | |
| Intercommunality | Cévennes-Garrigues | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Marc Le Fraper Du Hellen | |
| Area1 | 27.18 km2 (10.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 104 | |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 30093 / 30170 | |
| Elevation |
100–368 m (328–1,207 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Conqueyrac is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 75 | — |
| 1968 | 83 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 82 | −1.2% |
| 1982 | 123 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 133 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 122 | −8.3% |
| 2008 | 104 | −14.8% |
Temperature record
Conqueyrac is noted for holding, together with Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in France. A temperature of 44.1 degrees Celsius was recorded on the 12th of August 2003 - during the 2003 European heat wave.[1]
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