Le Luc (;
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
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region
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in Southeastern
France
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. In 2019, it had a population of 11,094. Le Luc is the seat of its own
canton
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Arts and ente ...
, the larger
canton of Le Luc The canton of Le Luc is an administrative division of the Var department, southeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Le Luc.
It consists of the following ...
. Inhabitants of Le Luc are called ''Lucois'' (masculine) and ''Lucoises'' (feminine).
Climate
With an average of about 128 days per year (source: Météo Climat stats, calculated over the period 1981–2010),
1981–2010
/ref> 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).
Demographics
See also
* Communes of the Var department
References
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Communes of Var (department)