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. The Circuit Paul Ricard is also located in the commune.
Le Castellet
Lo Castelet (Occitan)
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Square in Le Castellet
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Castellet  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°12′13″N 5°46′38″E / 43.2036°N 5.7772°E / 43.2036; 5.7772 | |
| 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
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| 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
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| 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 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] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
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]
