Collobrières Explained

Collobrières
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Collobrières (83).svg
Arrondissement:Toulon
Canton:Le Luc
Insee:83043
Postal Code:83610
Mayor:Christine Amrane[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.2381°N 6.3097°W
Elevation M:131
Elevation Min M:58
Elevation Max M:776
Area Km2:112.68

Collobrières (in French pronounced as /kɔlɔbʁijɛʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Colobrieras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,874.

Geography

Climate

Collobrières has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Collobrières is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Collobrières was on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 February 1999.

Main exports

Collobrières main exports are edible chestnuts which are made into things like marron glacé and ice cream. They also grow trees for cork production.

Currency

Collobrières uses the Euro, since it's part of France. But since 2008, the french franc was introduced back as a side currency, to let people see how much the prices changed, and to cultivate tourism.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.