Les Arcs, Var Explained

Les Arcs
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Arcs-sur-Argens.svg
Arrondissement:Draguignan
Canton:Vidauban
Insee:83004
Postal Code:83460
Mayor:Nathalie Gonzales[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Coordinates:43.4634°N 6.4788°W
Elevation Min M:16
Elevation Max M:342
Area Km2:54.26

Les Arcs (in French pronounced as /le.z‿aʁk/, also known as Les Arcs-sur-Argens, literally Les Arcs on Argens; Occitan (post 1500);: Los Arcs) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Geography

Les Arcs is served by Les Arcs–Draguignan station (Gare des Arcs–Draguignan) on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway. The station, located within the commune of Les Arcs, also serves the greater neighbouring city of Draguignan, as the name suggests.

Climate

Les Arcs has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Les Arcs 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 Les Arcs was on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 February 1999.

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.