Le Castellet (; ) is a commune in the Var department of the

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in Southeastern

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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 Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

next to La Cadière-d'Azur and

Le Beausset Le Beausset (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 Communes of France, communes of t ...

. It is surrounded by

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s and is part of the ''Côtes de Provence

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'' (AOC) of

Bandol Bandol (; ) is a commune in Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Bandol and the seat of its eponymous commune, was founded in 1595 and built around a small military fort. The region, located near the coast ...

. It is a member of

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(The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. The Circuit Paul Ricard is also located in the commune.

Geography

Climate

Le Castellet has a

hot-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

(

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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.

Population

Cinema

Le Castellet was the setting for the film ''The Baker's Wife'' (French: ''La femme du boulanger''), starring Raimu and directed by Marcel Pagnol.

Gallery

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

References

External links

Le Castellet tourist office
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