Vidauban
Vidauban | |
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| The River Aille and waterfall, next to the former sawmill, in Vidauban The River Aille and waterfall, next to the former sawmill, in Vidauban | |
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Coat of arms of Vidauban Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 43°25′34″N 6°25′57″E / 43.4262°N 6.4325°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Vidauban |
| Intercommunality | CA Dracénie Provence Verdon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Pianetti[1] |
Area 1 | 73 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83148 /83550 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Vidauban (French pronunciation: [vidobɑ̃]) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It lies on the bank of the river Argens.
Geography
Climate
Vidauban has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Vidauban is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,008.5 mm (39.70 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vidauban was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 2 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.4 °C (18.7 °F) on 12 February 2012.
| Climate data for Vidauban (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2009−present)|- | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
40.3 (104.5) | ||||||||||||||
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
20.5 (68.9) | ||||||||||||||
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.6 (60.1) | ||||||||||||||
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.7 (51.3) | ||||||||||||||
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−7.4 (18.7) | ||||||||||||||
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.7 (3.06) |
93.8 (3.69) |
84.0 (3.31) |
72.7 (2.86) |
54.0 (2.13) |
67.2 (2.65) |
16.1 (0.63) |
20.7 (0.81) |
58.6 (2.31) |
145.1 (5.71) |
210.7 (8.30) |
107.9 (4.25) |
1,008.5 (39.70) | ||||||||||||||
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 66.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Source: Météo-France[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Population
Since the beginning of the 1980s Vidauban has experienced strong population growth. Within 20 years the population has more than doubled.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,757 | — |
| 1975 | 2,930 | +0.87% |
| 1982 | 3,805 | +3.80% |
| 1990 | 5,460 | +4.62% |
| 1999 | 7,311 | +3.30% |
| 2007 | 9,545 | +3.39% |
| 2012 | 10,908 | +2.71% |
| 2017 | 11,907 | +1.77% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in français). Météo-France. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
