Puget-sur-Argens

Puget-sur-Argens 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
Coat of arms
Location of Puget-sur-Argens
Puget-sur-Argens
Puget-sur-Argens
Coordinates: 43°27′23″N 6°40′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonRoquebrune-sur-Argens
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Paul Boudoube
Area
1
26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
8,097
  Density300/km2 (780/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 Le Pugeton or Lou Puget d'Argèns in French and El Petit Puig 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. Its inhabitants are called Pugétois.[2]

Demographics

Historical population of Puget-sur-Argens
(Source: Nombres retenus jusqu’en 1962 : base Cassini de l’EHESS[3] puis à partir de 1968 : Insee.[4][5])
Year19621968197519821990199920062007
Population33993033384945095865637169776988
Town hall

Climate

Climate data for Puget-sur-Argens
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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]

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