Aiguines
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Aiguines
|native name = {{native name|oc|Aiguina}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Lac Sainte-Croix-1.JPG
|caption = The Château d'Aiguines with its view of the Lake of Sainte-Croix
|image coat of arms = Blason Aiguines.svg
|arrondissement = Brignoles
|canton = Flayosc
|INSEE = 83002
|postal code = 83630
|mayor = Charles-Antoine Mordelet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Lacs et Gorges du Verdon
|coordinates = {{coord|43.7757|6.2431|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 817
|elevation min m = 470
|elevation max m = 1572
|area km2 = 114.43
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Aiguines ({{IPA|fr|ɛɡin}}; {{langx|oc|Aiguina}}) is a rural commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
It is located within the arrondissement of Brignoles, 18 km (11.1 mi) southwest of Castellane in neighbouring Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the departmental border with which Aiguines is located on, following the flow of the Verdon River. In 2019, Aiguines had a population of 270.
Geography
=Climate=
Aiguines has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Aiguines is {{cvt|13.6|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|805.6|mm}} with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|23.1|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|5.4|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Aiguines was {{cvt|42.3|C}} on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-12.2|C}} on 7 February 2012.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Aiguines (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2004−present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|collapsed= Y
|Jan record high C = 24.1
|Feb record high C = 22.9
|Mar record high C = 25.4
|Apr record high C = 28.2
|May record high C = 32.3
|Jun record high C = 42.3
|Jul record high C = 38.1
|Aug record high C = 39.2
|Sep record high C = 33.8
|Oct record high C = 30.9
|Nov record high C = 23.1
|Dec record high C = 20.1
|Jan record low C = -8.7
|Feb record low C = -12.2
|Mar record low C = -8.5
|Apr record low C = -3.1
|May record low C = 1.2
|Jun record low C = 3.4
|Jul record low C = 8.8
|Aug record low C = 8.5
|Sep record low C = 1.9
|Oct record low C = -1.4
|Nov record low C = -6.3
|Dec record low C = -9.2
|Jan high C = 10.5
|Feb high C = 11.3
|Mar high C = 15.0
|Apr high C = 18.6
|May high C = 22.2
|Jun high C = 27.1
|Jul high C = 30.5
|Aug high C = 29.9
|Sep high C = 25.3
|Oct high C = 20.3
|Nov high C = 14.7
|Dec high C = 11.0
|year high C = 19.7
|Jan mean C = 5.4
|Feb mean C = 5.6
|Mar mean C = 8.7
|Apr mean C = 12.3
|May mean C = 15.9
|Jun mean C = 20.3
|Jul mean C = 23.1
|Aug mean C = 22.6
|Sep mean C = 19.0
|Oct mean C = 14.9
|Nov mean C = 9.9
|Dec mean C = 6.1
|year mean C = 13.6
|Jan low C = 0.3
|Feb low C = -0.1
|Mar low C = 2.5
|Apr low C = 6.1
|May low C = 9.6
|Jun low C = 13.5
|Jul low C = 15.6
|Aug low C = 15.4
|Sep low C = 12.7
|Oct low C = 9.6
|Nov low C = 5.0
|Dec low C = 1.3
|year low C = 7.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 63.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 53.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 62.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 78.2
|May precipitation mm = 80.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 64.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 35.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 52.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 54.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 88.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 100.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 71.7
|year precipitation mm = 805.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.7
|Feb precipitation days = 6.2
|Mar precipitation days = 6.9
|Apr precipitation days = 8.4
|May precipitation days = 7.7
|Jun precipitation days = 6.3
|Jul precipitation days = 3.4
|Aug precipitation days = 5.1
|Sep precipitation days = 5.0
|Oct precipitation days = 6.2
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 6.1
|year precipitation days = 74.5
|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_83002004.pdf
| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records
| language = fr
| publisher = Météo-France
| access-date = August 29, 2022}}}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-83002#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |165
|1975 |132
|1982 |161
|1990 |207
|1999 |219
|2007 |255
|2012 |269
|2017 |276
}}
Gallery
File:Aiguines Castle.jpg|Aiguines castle
File:Aiguines castle (on the left) and church of Saint-Jean (on the right).jpg|Aiguines castle and church of Saint-Jean
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{in lang|de}} [http://www.badische-seiten.de/bilder/aiguines/ Pictures of Aiguines]
- [http://www.aiguines.fr/ Official website]
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