Gorges de l'Hérault
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2011
217 km²
Commune · FRA
Gignac
France
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)
Area
30,5km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
14,4°C
Annual rain
818mm
Warmest m°
27,9°C
Coldest m°
3,3°C
Elevation: 114 m on average (min 45 m, max 251 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,4°C
Annual rain
818mm
Warmest month
27,9°C
Coldest month
3,3°C
Mean alt.
114m
Min
45m
Max
251m
Std. dev.
55m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsaTemperate, dry summer, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
38,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Hérault
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
39,7g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
39,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
39,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
20,8g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
37,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.5%
Crops18.8%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil3.2%
Other (grassland, water…)48.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
2,2nW
Built-up
184,2%
Pesticides
43,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1
Garrigues de la Moure et d'Aumelas
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2016
90 km²
gignac
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas · 2024
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN
France-specific data (Phase 2)
ZNIEFF, Natura 2000, INPN protected spaces, BNV-D pesticides, Naïades water quality, SAFRAN fine climate, BRGM lithology — Layer FR to load in Phase 2.