Cotignac
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Cotignac
|commune status = Commune
|image = Cotignac centre.JPG
|caption = The village square in Cotignac
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Cotignac II (83).svg
|arrondissement = Brignoles
|canton = Brignoles
|INSEE = 83046
|postal code = 83570
|party =
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Provence Verte
|coordinates = {{coord|43.5297|6.150000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 230
|elevation min m = 144
|elevation max m = 712
|area km2 = 44.26
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Cotignac ({{IPA|fr|kɔtiɲak}}; {{langx|oc|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.
Geography
=Climate=
Cotignac has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Cotignac is {{cvt|13.1|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|820.6|mm}} with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|22.2|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|5.3|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Cotignac was {{cvt|40.6|C}} on 7 July 1982; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-13.4|C}} on 23 January 1963.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Cotignac (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1957−2013)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|collapsed= Y
|Jan record high C = 24.0
|Feb record high C = 23.6
|Mar record high C = 25.6
|Apr record high C = 28.6
|May record high C = 33.0
|Jun record high C = 38.0
|Jul record high C = 40.6
|Aug record high C = 39.4
|Sep record high C = 34.4
|Oct record high C = 31.6
|Nov record high C = 24.4
|Dec record high C = 22.2
|Jan record low C = -13.4
|Feb record low C = -12.6
|Mar record low C = -11.8
|Apr record low C = -4.8
|May record low C = -2.6
|Jun record low C = 3.2
|Jul record low C = 5.0
|Aug record low C = 5.0
|Sep record low C = 2.0
|Oct record low C = -4.4
|Nov record low C = -7.4
|Dec record low C = -10.0
|Jan high C = 10.8
|Feb high C = 11.9
|Mar high C = 15.2
|Apr high C = 17.7
|May high C = 22.2
|Jun high C = 26.6
|Jul high C = 30.4
|Aug high C = 30.2
|Sep high C = 25.2
|Oct high C = 19.8
|Nov high C = 14.3
|Dec high C = 11.2
|year high C = 19.7
|Jan mean C = 5.3
|Feb mean C = 6.0
|Mar mean C = 8.7
|Apr mean C = 11.1
|May mean C = 15.3
|Jun mean C = 19.1
|Jul mean C = 22.2
|Aug mean C = 22.1
|Sep mean C = 18.1
|Oct mean C = 13.9
|Nov mean C = 9.0
|Dec mean C = 6.1
|year mean C = 13.1
|Jan low C = -0.1
|Feb low C = 0.0
|Mar low C = 2.1
|Apr low C = 4.6
|May low C = 8.3
|Jun low C = 11.7
|Jul low C = 14.1
|Aug low C = 14.1
|Sep low C = 11.0
|Oct low C = 8.0
|Nov low C = 3.7
|Dec low C = 1.0
|year low C = 6.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 69.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 43.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 46.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 82.3
|May precipitation mm = 77.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 50.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 19.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 48.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 89.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 109.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 103.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 82.2
|year precipitation mm = 820.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 6.4
|Feb precipitation days = 5.2
|Mar precipitation days = 5.2
|Apr precipitation days = 7.7
|May precipitation days = 6.8
|Jun precipitation days = 4.9
|Jul precipitation days = 2.7
|Aug precipitation days = 3.7
|Sep precipitation days = 5.3
|Oct precipitation days = 7.4
|Nov precipitation days = 6.8
|Dec precipitation days = 6.7
|year precipitation days = 68.7
|source 1 = Météo-France{{cite web
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_83046001.pdf
| title=Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records
| language = fr
| publisher = Météo-France
| access-date = September 9, 2022}}}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-83046#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1398
|1975 |1636
|1982 |1628
|1990 |1792
|1999 |2026
|2007 |2163
|2012 |2313
|2017 |2163
}}
See also
External links
- [http://mairiecotignac.fr/ Official Town Council Website]
References
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{{Var communes}}
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Category:Communes of Var (department)
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