Vidauban

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

Vidauban
Commune
The River Aille and waterfall, next to the former sawmill, in Vidauban
Coat of arms
Location of Vidauban
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Coordinates: 43°25′34″N 6°25′57″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Vidauban
Intercommunality	CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Pianetti[1]
Area 1	73 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	12,712
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83148 /83550
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies on the bank of the river Argens.

Geography

Climate

Vidauban has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Vidauban is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,008.5 mm (39.70 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vidauban was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 2 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.4 °C (18.7 °F) on 12 February 2012.

Climate data for Vidauban (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2009−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.5 (68.9)	24.4 (75.9)	25.2 (77.4)	28.7 (83.7)	33.9 (93.0)	38.8 (101.8)	40.1 (104.2)	40.3 (104.5)	34.7 (94.5)	31.4 (88.5)	23.3 (73.9)	19.7 (67.5)	40.3 (104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.4 (52.5)	12.5 (54.5)	15.9 (60.6)	19.2 (66.6)	22.5 (72.5)	27.4 (81.3)	30.9 (87.6)	31.0 (87.8)	26.6 (79.9)	21.3 (70.3)	15.5 (59.9)	12.0 (53.6)	20.5 (68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	8.0 (46.4)	11.1 (52.0)	14.1 (57.4)	17.2 (63.0)	21.8 (71.2)	24.8 (76.6)	24.8 (76.6)	21.0 (69.8)	16.6 (61.9)	11.7 (53.1)	8.5 (47.3)	15.6 (60.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	3.6 (38.5)	6.3 (43.3)	9.1 (48.4)	11.9 (53.4)	16.1 (61.0)	18.7 (65.7)	18.6 (65.5)	15.5 (59.9)	12.0 (53.6)	8.0 (46.4)	5.0 (41.0)	10.7 (51.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−7.4 (18.7)	−2.5 (27.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	4.6 (40.3)	9.4 (48.9)	12.8 (55.0)	12.9 (55.2)	5.8 (42.4)	1.1 (34.0)	−2.5 (27.5)	−5.2 (22.6)	−7.4 (18.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	77.7 (3.06)	93.8 (3.69)	84.0 (3.31)	72.7 (2.86)	54.0 (2.13)	67.2 (2.65)	16.1 (0.63)	20.7 (0.81)	58.6 (2.31)	145.1 (5.71)	210.7 (8.30)	107.9 (4.25)	1,008.5 (39.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.8	7.2	6.6	6.6	5.7	3.6	1.8	2.7	4.2	6.8	9.3	6.6	66.8
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Since the beginning of the 1980s Vidauban has experienced strong population growth. Within 20 years the population has more than doubled.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,757	—
1975	2,930	+0.87%
1982	3,805	+3.80%
1990	5,460	+4.62%
1999	7,311	+3.30%
2007	9,545	+3.39%
2012	10,908	+2.71%
2017	11,907	+1.77%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Var department