Entrecasteaux

This article is about the French locality. For the French naval officer and explorer, see Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux.

Entrecasteaux (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tʁəkasto]; Occitan: Entrecastèus) is a commune in the Var department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,118.

Entrecasteaux Entrecastèus (Occitan)
Commune
Château d'Entrecasteaux
Coat of arms
Location of Entrecasteaux
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Coordinates: 43°31′00″N 6°14′33″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Brignoles
Intercommunality	CA Provence Verte
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Romain Debray[1]
Area 1	32.11 km2 (12.40 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,132
• Density	35.25/km2 (91.31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83051 /83570
Elevation	97–354 m (318–1,161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is noted for its public square designed by Le Nôtre, as well as its 17th-century château, restored by Scottish artist Ian MacGarvie-Munn.

Geography

Climate

Entrecasteaux has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Entrecasteaux is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 804.5 mm (31.67 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.2 °C (75.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Entrecasteaux was 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) on yy February 2012.

Climate data for Entrecasteaux (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)	24.9 (76.8)	27.6 (81.7)	29.3 (84.7)	34.5 (94.1)	41.0 (105.8)	40.1 (104.2)	41.5 (106.7)	36.5 (97.7)	33.7 (92.7)	23.5 (74.3)	21.7 (71.1)	41.5 (106.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	13.3 (55.9)	16.8 (62.2)	19.8 (67.6)	24.0 (75.2)	28.8 (83.8)	32.1 (89.8)	32.1 (89.8)	26.9 (80.4)	21.5 (70.7)	15.5 (59.9)	12.2 (54.0)	21.2 (70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	7.5 (45.5)	10.5 (50.9)	13.4 (56.1)	17.3 (63.1)	21.5 (70.7)	24.2 (75.6)	24.1 (75.4)	19.9 (67.8)	15.7 (60.3)	10.5 (50.9)	7.4 (45.3)	14.9 (58.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.8 (35.2)	1.7 (35.1)	4.1 (39.4)	6.9 (44.4)	10.6 (51.1)	14.1 (57.4)	16.3 (61.3)	16.1 (61.0)	12.8 (55.0)	9.9 (49.8)	5.5 (41.9)	2.5 (36.5)	8.5 (47.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−8.2 (17.2)	−10.0 (14.0)	−9.3 (15.3)	−3.5 (25.7)	2.6 (36.7)	6.3 (43.3)	8.7 (47.7)	8.3 (46.9)	3.5 (38.3)	−3.6 (25.5)	−5.7 (21.7)	−8.2 (17.2)	−10.0 (14.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	59.0 (2.32)	50.0 (1.97)	51.7 (2.04)	70.2 (2.76)	81.4 (3.20)	59.1 (2.33)	19.7 (0.78)	30.3 (1.19)	60.0 (2.36)	110.5 (4.35)	141.1 (5.56)	71.5 (2.81)	804.5 (31.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.7	5.7	5.6	7.1	7.1	4.1	2.4	3.2	4.7	6.8	8.4	6.0	66.6
Source: Météo-France[3]

See also

• Communes of the Var department