Le Castellet, Var

This article is about the commune in Var. For the commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, see Le Castellet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

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. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. The Circuit Paul Ricard is also located in the commune.

Le Castellet Lo Castelet (Occitan)
Commune
Square in Le Castellet
Coat of arms
Location of Le Castellet
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Coordinates: 43°12′13″N 5°46′38″E
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 1	44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,992
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83035 /83330
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.

Geography

Climate

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)
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]

Population

Historical population

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]

Cinema

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]

Gallery

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  Le Castellet Town Hall
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  Street in the village
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  View of the commune
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  Church in Le Castellet

See also

• Communes of the Var department