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Cotignac

Coordinates: 43°31′47″N 6°09′00″E / 43.5297°N 6.150000°E / 43.5297; 6.150000
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Cotignac
The village square in Cotignac
The village square in Cotignac
Coat of arms of Cotignac
Location of Cotignac
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Cotignac is located in France
Cotignac
Cotignac
Cotignac is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cotignac
Cotignac
Coordinates: 43°31′47″N 6°09′00″E / 43.5297°N 6.150000°E / 43.5297; 6.150000
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementBrignoles
CantonBrignoles
IntercommunalityCA Provence Verte
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Veran[1]
Area
1
44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,136
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83046 /83570
Elevation144–712 m (472–2,336 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cotignac (French pronunciation: [kɔtiɲak]; Occitan: Cotinhac) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

Geography

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Climate

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Cotignac has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Cotignac is 13.1 °C (55.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 820.6 mm (32.31 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.2 °C (72.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Cotignac was 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) on 7 July 1982; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.4 °C (7.9 °F) on 23 January 1963.

Climate data for Cotignac (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1957−2013)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)
23.6
(74.5)
25.6
(78.1)
28.6
(83.5)
33.0
(91.4)
38.0
(100.4)
40.6
(105.1)
39.4
(102.9)
34.4
(93.9)
31.6
(88.9)
24.4
(75.9)
22.2
(72.0)
40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)
11.9
(53.4)
15.2
(59.4)
17.7
(63.9)
22.2
(72.0)
26.6
(79.9)
30.4
(86.7)
30.2
(86.4)
25.2
(77.4)
19.8
(67.6)
14.3
(57.7)
11.2
(52.2)
19.7
(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
6.0
(42.8)
8.7
(47.7)
11.1
(52.0)
15.3
(59.5)
19.1
(66.4)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
18.1
(64.6)
13.9
(57.0)
9.0
(48.2)
6.1
(43.0)
13.1
(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.1
(31.8)
0.0
(32.0)
2.1
(35.8)
4.6
(40.3)
8.3
(46.9)
11.7
(53.1)
14.1
(57.4)
14.1
(57.4)
11.0
(51.8)
8.0
(46.4)
3.7
(38.7)
1.0
(33.8)
6.6
(43.9)
Record low °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9)
−12.6
(9.3)
−11.8
(10.8)
−4.8
(23.4)
−2.6
(27.3)
3.2
(37.8)
5.0
(41.0)
5.0
(41.0)
2.0
(35.6)
−4.4
(24.1)
−7.4
(18.7)
−10.0
(14.0)
−13.4
(7.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69.2
(2.72)
43.6
(1.72)
46.3
(1.82)
82.3
(3.24)
77.4
(3.05)
50.1
(1.97)
19.3
(0.76)
48.5
(1.91)
89.0
(3.50)
109.1
(4.30)
103.6
(4.08)
82.2
(3.24)
820.6
(32.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.4 5.2 5.2 7.7 6.8 4.9 2.7 3.7 5.3 7.4 6.8 6.7 68.7
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,398—    
1975 1,636+2.27%
1982 1,628−0.07%
1990 1,792+1.21%
1999 2,026+1.37%
2007 2,163+0.82%
2012 2,313+1.35%
2017 2,163−1.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE