Le Luc
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Le Luc
|native name = {{native name|oc|Lo Luc}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = F83340-Le Luc-Tour Hexagonale001-20090501.jpg
|caption = The hexagonal tower in Le Luc
|image coat of arms = Blason Le Luc (Var) moderne.svg
|arrondissement = Brignoles
|canton = Le Luc
|INSEE = 83073
|postal code = 83340
|party = DVD
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Cœur du Var
|coordinates = {{coord|43.3956|6.3133|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 150
|elevation min m = 79
|elevation max m = 400
|area km2 = 44.16
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Le Luc ({{IPA|fr|lə lyk}}; Provençal: Lo Luc), also known as Le Luc-en-Provence (Lo Luc de Provença), is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Le Luc is the seat of its own canton, the larger canton of Le Luc.
Climate
With an average of about 128 days per year (source: Météo Climat stats, calculated over the period 1981–2010),[http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-1-83.php 1981–2010] Le Luc is one of the communes with the highest number of "warm days" in France, that is to say, days for which the maximum temperature is greater than or equal to 25 °C.
As to "hot days", the average is of about 62 days per year (meaning maximum temperature greater or equal to 30 °C). As to "very hot days", the average is of about 9 days per year (meaning maximum temperature greater or equal to 35 °C).
{{Meteo France
|Town=Le Luc
|Sunshine=2,753.2
|Rain=766.1
|Snow=1.8
|Storm=31
}}
{{Weather box
|location = Le Luc (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1946–present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|collapsed=y
|Jan record high C = 22.7
|Feb record high C = 26.1
|Mar record high C = 28.6
|Apr record high C = 30.5
|May record high C = 35.8
|Jun record high C = 41.1
|Jul record high C = 42.7
|Aug record high C = 42.2
|Sep record high C = 36.7
|Oct record high C = 33.9
|Nov record high C = 26.1
|Dec record high C = 23.3
|year record high C = 42.7
|Jan high C = 12.9
|Feb high C = 14.2
|Mar high C = 17.5
|Apr high C = 20.2
|May high C = 24.5
|Jun high C = 29.0
|Jul high C = 32.4
|Aug high C = 32.4
|Sep high C = 27.2
|Oct high C = 22.0
|Nov high C = 16.5
|Dec high C = 13.1
|year high C = 21.8
|Jan mean C = 7.5
|Feb mean C = 8.1
|Mar mean C = 11.0
|Apr mean C = 13.8
|May mean C = 17.9
|Jun mean C = 22.0
|Jul mean C = 24.9
|Aug mean C = 24.8
|Sep mean C = 20.4
|Oct mean C = 16.3
|Nov mean C = 11.4
|Dec mean C = 8.0
|year mean C = 15.5
|Jan low C = 2.0
|Feb low C = 2.1
|Mar low C = 4.6
|Apr low C = 7.3
|May low C = 11.3
|Jun low C = 15.0
|Jul low C = 17.5
|Aug low C = 17.3
|Sep low C = 13.7
|Oct low C = 10.7
|Nov low C = 6.2
|Dec low C = 3.0
|year low C = 9.2
|Jan record low C = -12.0
|Feb record low C = -17.0
|Mar record low C = -10.0
|Apr record low C = -3.4
|May record low C = 0.0
|Jun record low C = 4.8
|Jul record low C = 7.4
|Aug record low C = 7.0
|Sep record low C = 2.4
|Oct record low C = -3.4
|Nov record low C = -9.0
|Dec record low C = -9.3
|year record low C = -17.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 72.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 48.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 52.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 67.1
|May precipitation mm = 56.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 50.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 16.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 33.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 86.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 128.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 141.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 78.7
|year precipitation mm = 832.3
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 5.7
|Feb precipitation days = 5.1
|Mar precipitation days = 5.2
|Apr precipitation days = 7.0
|May precipitation days = 5.7
|Jun precipitation days = 3.9
|Jul precipitation days = 1.9
|Aug precipitation days = 3.1
|Sep precipitation days = 5.2
|Oct precipitation days = 7.4
|Nov precipitation days = 8.5
|Dec precipitation days = 6.1
|year precipitation days = 64.8
|Jan snow days = 0.8
|Feb snow days = 0.3
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 0.2
|year snow days = 1.6
|Jan humidity = 52
|Feb humidity = 47
|Mar humidity = 42
|Apr humidity = 39
|May humidity = 40
|Jun humidity = 37
|Jul humidity = 32
|Aug humidity = 33
|Sep humidity = 41
|Oct humidity = 48
|Nov humidity = 52
|Dec humidity = 53
|year humidity = 43
|Jan sun = 148.4
|Feb sun = 165.7
|Mar sun = 218.1
|Apr sun = 231.9
|May sun = 275.6
|Jun sun = 320.2
|Jul sun = 359.1
|Aug sun = 324.8
|Sep sun = 248.9
|Oct sun = 179.1
|Nov sun = 143.4
|Dec sun = 137.2
|year sun = 2752.4
|source 1 = Meteo France{{cite web
| url = http://www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/le-luc/83031001/normales
| title = Données climatiques de la station de Le Luc
| publisher = Meteo France
| language = fr
| access-date = January 14, 2016}}{{cite web
| url = http://www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/regi93/normales
| title = Climat Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
| publisher = Meteo France
| language = fr
| access-date = January 14, 2016}}{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180330151308/https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_83031001.pdf
| archive-date = 30 March 2018
| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_83031001.pdf
| title = Le–Luc (83)
| work = Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1991–2020 et records
| publisher = Meteo France
| language = fr
| access-date = 30 March 2018}}
|source 2 = Infoclimat.fr (humidity, snowy days 1961–1990){{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160315055332/http://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07675-le-luc-le-cannet-des-maures.html
| archive-date = March 15, 2016
| url = http://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07675-le-luc-le-cannet-des-maures.html
| title = Normes et records 1961-1990: Le Luc - Le Cannet-des-Maures (83) - altitude 80m
| language = fr
| publisher = Infoclimat
| access-date = January 14, 2016}}
|date=January 2012
}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-83073#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = left
| graph-pos = right
|1968 |4266
|1975 |5626
|1982 |6049
|1990 |6929
|1999 |7282
|2009 |9270
|2014 |10502
|2020 |11058
}}
Inhabitants of Le Luc are called Lucois (masculine) and Lucoises (feminine) in French.
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See also
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