Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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region
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in southeastern
France
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It is noted for its public square designed by Le Nôtre, and its seventeenth-century Château, restored by Scottish
artist
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hot-summer Mediterranean climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Entrecasteaux 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 Entrecasteaux was on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on yy February 2012.