Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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region
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in Southeastern
France
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. It consists of a small feudal village perched on a cliff edge and its surroundings.Le Castellet Le Castellet - Var - Village - Provence Web It is situated north-west of
Toulon
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next to
La Cadière-d'Azur
La Cadière-d'Azur (; oc, La Cadiera de Provença) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (department), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France.
It is situate ...
vineyard
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s and is part of the ''Côtes de Provence
Appellation d'origine contrôlée
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Circuit Paul Ricard
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is also located in the commune.
Geography
Climate
Le Castellet has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Le Castellet 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 Le Castellet was on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 7 March 1971.
File:Le Castellet-chateau-mairie.jpg, Le Castellet Town Hall
File:Castellet.JPG, Street in the village
File:Vue prise depuis Le Castellet (Var).jpg, View of the commune
File:Le Castellet-église-4.jpg, Church in Le Castellet