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Aiguines (; ) is a rural commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
in Southeastern
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. It is located within the arrondissement of Brignoles, 18 km (11.1 mi) southwest of Castellane in neighbouring
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (sometimes abbreviated as AHP; ; ; ), formerly until 1970 known as Basses-Alpes (, ), is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the sou ...
, the departmental border with which Aiguines is located on, following the flow of the Verdon River. In 2019, Aiguines had a population of 270.


Geography


Climate

Aiguines has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''Csa'') closely bordering on a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Aiguines 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 Aiguines was on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 7 February 2012.


Demographics


Gallery

File:Aiguines Castle.jpg, Aiguines castle File:Aiguines castle (on the left) and church of Saint-Jean (on the right).jpg, Aiguines castle and church of Saint-Jean


See also

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Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 Communes of France, communes of the Var (department), Var Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025 ...


References


External links

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Pictures of Aiguines

Official website
{{authority control Communes of Var (department)