Cotignac

Cotignac (French pronunciation: [kɔtiɲak]; Occitan: Cotinhac) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Cotignac
The village square in Cotignac
The village square in Cotignac
Coat of arms of Cotignac
Location of Cotignac
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
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementBrignoles
CantonBrignoles
IntercommunalityCA Provence Verte
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Veran[1]
Area
1
44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,105
  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.

Geography

Climate

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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 9, 2022.


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