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. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. The Circuit Paul Ricard is also located in the commune.
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Le Castellet Town Hall
- Street in the village
- View of the commune
- Church in Le Castellet
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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