Aiguines (French pronunciation: [ɛɡin]; Occitan: Aiguina) is a rural commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Aiguines
Aiguina (Occitan)
The Château d'Aiguines with its view of the Lake of Sainte-Croix
The Château d'Aiguines with its view of the Lake of Sainte-Croix
Coat of arms of Aiguines
Location of Aiguines
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Aiguines is located in France
Aiguines
Aiguines
Aiguines is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Aiguines
Aiguines
Coordinates: 43°46′33″N 6°14′35″E / 43.7757°N 6.2431°E / 43.7757; 6.2431
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementBrignoles
CantonFlayosc
IntercommunalityLacs et Gorges du Verdon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Charles-Antoine Mordelet[1]
Area
1
114.43 km2 (44.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
270
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83002 /83630
Elevation470–1,572 m (1,542–5,157 ft)
(avg. 817 m or 2,680 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located within the arrondissement of Brignoles, 18 km (11.1 mi) southwest of Castellane in neighbouring Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the departmental border with which Aiguines is located on, following the flow of the Verdon River. In 2019, Aiguines had a population of 270.

Geography

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Climate

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Aiguines has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Aiguines is 13.6 °C (56.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 805.6 mm (31.72 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.1 °C (73.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Aiguines was 42.3 °C (108.1 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.2 °C (10.0 °F) on 7 February 2012.

Climate data for Aiguines (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2004−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.1
(75.4)
22.9
(73.2)
25.4
(77.7)
28.2
(82.8)
32.3
(90.1)
42.3
(108.1)
38.1
(100.6)
39.2
(102.6)
33.8
(92.8)
30.9
(87.6)
23.1
(73.6)
20.1
(68.2)
42.3
(108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)
11.3
(52.3)
15.0
(59.0)
18.6
(65.5)
22.2
(72.0)
27.1
(80.8)
30.5
(86.9)
29.9
(85.8)
25.3
(77.5)
20.3
(68.5)
14.7
(58.5)
11.0
(51.8)
19.7
(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
5.6
(42.1)
8.7
(47.7)
12.3
(54.1)
15.9
(60.6)
20.3
(68.5)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
19.0
(66.2)
14.9
(58.8)
9.9
(49.8)
6.1
(43.0)
13.6
(56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5)
−0.1
(31.8)
2.5
(36.5)
6.1
(43.0)
9.6
(49.3)
13.5
(56.3)
15.6
(60.1)
15.4
(59.7)
12.7
(54.9)
9.6
(49.3)
5.0
(41.0)
1.3
(34.3)
7.6
(45.7)
Record low °C (°F) −8.7
(16.3)
−12.2
(10.0)
−8.5
(16.7)
−3.1
(26.4)
1.2
(34.2)
3.4
(38.1)
8.8
(47.8)
8.5
(47.3)
1.9
(35.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
−6.3
(20.7)
−9.2
(15.4)
−12.2
(10.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63.8
(2.51)
53.5
(2.11)
62.3
(2.45)
78.2
(3.08)
80.8
(3.18)
64.5
(2.54)
35.3
(1.39)
52.3
(2.06)
54.2
(2.13)
88.7
(3.49)
100.3
(3.95)
71.7
(2.82)
805.6
(31.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.7 6.2 6.9 8.4 7.7 6.3 3.4 5.1 5.0 6.2 7.4 6.1 74.5
Source: Météo-France[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 165—    
1975 132−3.14%
1982 161+2.88%
1990 207+3.19%
1999 219+0.63%
2007 255+1.92%
2012 269+1.07%
2017 276+0.52%
Source: INSEE[4]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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