Les Arcs (, also known as Les Arcs-sur-Argens, literally ''Les Arcs on
Argens''; ) is a
commune in the
Var department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
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in Southeastern
France
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.
Geography
Les Arcs is served by
Les Arcs–Draguignan station (''Gare des Arcs–Draguignan'') on the
Marseille–Ventimiglia railway. The station, located within the commune of Les Arcs, also serves the greater neighbouring city of
Draguignan, as the name suggests.
Les-arcs-sur-argens-01.jpg, Les Arcs Town Hall
Les-arcs-sur-argens-25.jpg, A view of Les Arcs
Climate
Les Arcs has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate (
Köppen climate classification
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''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Les Arcs 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 Les Arcs was on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 February 1999.
Population
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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