Le Castellet, Var
Le Castellet
Lo Castelet (Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 43°12′13″N 5°46′38″E / 43.2036°N 5.7772°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Var |
Arrondissement | Toulon |
Canton | Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer |
Intercommunality | CA Sud Sainte Baume |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | René Castell[1] |
Area 1 | 44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,285 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 83035 /83330 |
Dialling codes | 0494 |
Elevation | 21–503 m (69–1,650 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Castellet (French pronunciation: [lə kastəlɛ]; Occitan: Lo Castelet) is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It consists of a small feudal village perched on a cliff edge and its surroundings.[3] It is situated north-west of Toulon next to La Cadière-d'Azur and Le Beausset. It is surrounded by vineyards and is part of the Côtes de Provence Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) of Bandol. The Circuit Paul Ricard is also located in the commune.
Geography
Climate
Le Castellet has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Le Castellet is 13.7 °C (56.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 689.7 mm (27.15 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.6 °C (72.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Castellet was 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) on 7 March 1971.
Climate data for Le Castellet (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1969−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.8 (2.87) |
43.7 (1.72) |
47.9 (1.89) |
63.8 (2.51) |
48.4 (1.91) |
31.4 (1.24) |
12.1 (0.48) |
22.1 (0.87) |
80.0 (3.15) |
95.1 (3.74) |
102.9 (4.05) |
69.5 (2.74) |
689.7 (27.15) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 60.3 |
Source: Météo-France[4] |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,229 | — |
1975 | 2,048 | +7.57% |
1982 | 2,332 | +1.87% |
1990 | 3,084 | +3.56% |
1999 | 3,799 | +2.34% |
2007 | 4,252 | +1.42% |
2012 | 4,083 | −0.81% |
2017 | 3,886 | −0.98% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Cinema
Le Castellet was the setting for the film The Baker's Wife (French: La femme du boulanger), starring Raimu and directed by Marcel Pagnol.[3]
Gallery
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Le Castellet Town Hall
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Street in the village
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View of the commune
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Church in Le Castellet
See also
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.
- ^ a b Le Castellet Le Castellet - Var - Village - Provence Web
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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