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. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

Cotignac
Commune
The village square in Cotignac
Coat of arms
Location of Cotignac
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Coordinates: 43°31′47″N 6°09′00″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Brignoles
Intercommunality	CA Provence Verte
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Veran[1]
Area 1	44.26 km2 (17.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,166
• Density	48.94/km2 (126.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83046 /83570
Elevation	144–712 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)
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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Var department

External links

• Official Town Council Website