Puget-sur-Argens

Summary

Puget-sur-Argens (French pronunciation: [pyʒɛ syʁ aʁʒɑ̃(s)] , literally Puget on Argens; Occitan: Lo Puget d'Argenç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Puget-sur-Argens
The bell tower of Puget-sur-Argens
The bell tower of Puget-sur-Argens
Coat of arms of Puget-sur-Argens
Location of Puget-sur-Argens
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Puget-sur-Argens
Puget-sur-Argens
Puget-sur-Argens is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Puget-sur-Argens
Puget-sur-Argens
Coordinates: 43°27′23″N 6°40′58″E / 43.4565°N 6.6828°E / 43.4565; 6.6828
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonRoquebrune-sur-Argens
IntercommunalityEstérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Boudoube[1]
Area
1
26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,195
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83099 /83480
Elevation0–180 m (0–591 ft)
(avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located at 687 kilometres south-east of Paris. It is called Lo Pugeton or Lo Puget d'Argènç in Occitan and Le Petit Puget in the province to distinguish it from the city formerly more important from Puget-Ville. and is located at the crossing of the Route nationale 7 and the A8 autoroute. The population of Puget-on-Argens has multiplied by four since 1950 and many companies have come to the town. In fact, the strong demographic and economic expansion in direct periphery tends to transform the commune into a suburban residential and working area.

Demographics edit

Its inhabitants are called Pugétois in French.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 3,399—    
1968 3,033−1.88%
1975 3,849+3.46%
1982 4,509+2.29%
1990 5,865+3.34%
1999 6,371+0.92%
2007 6,988+1.16%
2012 6,915−0.21%
2017 8,097+3.21%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]
 
Town hall

Climate edit

Climate data for Puget-sur-Argens
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13
(55)
13
(55)
15
(59)
18
(64)
21
(70)
25
(77)
28
(82)
28
(82)
25
(77)
21
(70)
16
(61)
13
(55)
19.6
(67.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8
(46)
9
(48)
10
(50)
13
(55)
16
(61)
19
(66)
22
(72)
22
(72)
19
(66)
16
(61)
11
(52)
8
(46)
14.4
(57.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3
(37)
4
(39)
5
(41)
7
(45)
10
(50)
14
(57)
16
(61)
16
(61)
14
(57)
11
(52)
6
(43)
3
(37)
9.1
(48.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.6
(3.53)
85.4
(3.36)
72.3
(2.85)
62.1
(2.44)
48.7
(1.92)
37.9
(1.49)
14.6
(0.57)
42.6
(1.68)
59.0
(2.32)
117.0
(4.61)
108.9
(4.29)
85.6
(3.37)
823.4
(32.42)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 147.8 148.9 203.2 252.1 234.9 280.6 310.3 355.5 319.5 247.0 201.5 145.5 2,748.1
Source: [6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Le nom des habitants du 83 - Var, habitants.fr
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Puget-sur-Argens, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Archives climatologiques mensuelles - Saint-Raphaël (1961-1990)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-06-26.

External links edit

  • Puget sur Argens Tourist Office website