Cogolin

Cogolin (French pronunciation: [kɔɡɔlɛ̃]) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Cogolin
Commune
A view of the harbour of Cogolin
Coat of arms
Location of Cogolin
Cogolin Show map of France Cogolin Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°15′09″N 6°31′48″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Sainte-Maxime
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc-Étienne Lansade[1]
Area 1	27.93 km2 (10.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	12,076
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83042 /83310
Elevation	0–390 m (0–1,280 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

Cogolin has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Cogolin is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 958.0 mm (37.72 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.3 °C (75.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 8.1 °C (46.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Cogolin was 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 6 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.5 °C (14.9 °F) on 30 December 2005.

Climate data for Cogolin (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1997−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.4 (72.3)	26.4 (79.5)	27.1 (80.8)	29.3 (84.7)	33.9 (93.0)	39.9 (103.8)	40.3 (104.5)	41.0 (105.8)	35.5 (95.9)	31.6 (88.9)	26.1 (79.0)	22.8 (73.0)	41.0 (105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.6 (56.5)	14.4 (57.9)	17.3 (63.1)	20.2 (68.4)	24.3 (75.7)	29.1 (84.4)	32.0 (89.6)	32.2 (90.0)	27.6 (81.7)	22.5 (72.5)	17.2 (63.0)	14.1 (57.4)	22.0 (71.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	8.5 (47.3)	11.1 (52.0)	13.9 (57.0)	17.6 (63.7)	21.7 (71.1)	24.3 (75.7)	24.3 (75.7)	20.5 (68.9)	16.6 (61.9)	11.9 (53.4)	8.9 (48.0)	15.6 (60.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.7 (36.9)	2.5 (36.5)	4.8 (40.6)	7.5 (45.5)	10.9 (51.6)	14.3 (57.7)	16.5 (61.7)	16.4 (61.5)	13.3 (55.9)	10.8 (51.4)	6.5 (43.7)	3.7 (38.7)	9.2 (48.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−8.5 (16.7)	−8.3 (17.1)	−7.7 (18.1)	−2.8 (27.0)	3.1 (37.6)	4.8 (40.6)	8.2 (46.8)	7.7 (45.9)	4.4 (39.9)	−2.7 (27.1)	−7.4 (18.7)	−9.5 (14.9)	−9.5 (14.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	95.9 (3.78)	76.1 (3.00)	70.2 (2.76)	82.1 (3.23)	58.7 (2.31)	32.2 (1.27)	13.9 (0.55)	20.6 (0.81)	73.8 (2.91)	135.6 (5.34)	177.5 (6.99)	121.4 (4.78)	958.0 (37.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.4	6.0	5.7	6.7	5.1	2.6	1.1	2.0	4.1	7.2	8.9	7.1	63.0
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,292	—
1975	4,577	+4.82%
1982	5,639	+3.03%
1990	7,976	+4.43%
1999	9,079	+1.45%
2007	11,131	+2.58%
2012	11,186	+0.10%
2017	11,736	+0.96%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Var department