Le Pouget

Le Pouget (Lo Poget) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It contains the Gallardet dolmen.

Geography
Le Pouget is situated on the sides of two valleys, Aumelas and Clermont L'Hérault. The centre of the commune is at the entrance to the medieval circulade. The clay soil favours viticulture. The river Hérault is 2 km from the centre.

Climate
Le Pouget has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Le Pouget is 14.6 C. The average annual rainfall is 680.8 mm with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.6 C, and lowest in January, at around 6.9 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Pouget was 45.2 C on 28 February 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -15.6 C on 16 January 1985.

History
The village was known for its circulade in the Middle Ages in the time of Louis XIV. The prehistoric dolmen Gallardet (or dolmen de Pouget) is a notable sight in the village.

Population
Inhabitants are called Pougétois in French.

Sights

 * Église Saint-Jacques, Romanesque church (now the Chapelle des pénitents blancs)
 * Église Sainte-Catherine, Gothic church (now the parish church)
 * Dolmen
 * Saint-Amant fountain
 * The circulade
 * Château de l'Estang (private property).

Personalities

 * d'Alzon family
 * Jacqueline Mirande, French novelist
 * Jean-Paul Nozière, French novelist