Collobrières (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔbʁijɛʁ]; Occitan: Colobrieras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,874.

Collobrières
Colobrieras (Occitan)
The Place de la Libération in Collobrières
The Place de la Libération in Collobrières
Coat of arms of Collobrières
Location of Collobrières
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Collobrières is located in France
Collobrières
Collobrières
Collobrières is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Collobrières
Collobrières
Coordinates: 43°14′17″N 6°18′35″E / 43.2381°N 6.3097°E / 43.2381; 6.3097
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementToulon
CantonLe Luc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Amrane[1]
Area
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112.68 km2 (43.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,839
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83043 /83610
Elevation58–776 m (190–2,546 ft)
(avg. 131 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Collobrières has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Collobrières is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 822.8 mm (32.39 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.2 °C (73.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.3 °C (45.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Collobrières was 39.9 °C (103.8 °F) on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.6 °C (14.7 °F) on 13 February 1999.

Climate data for Collobrières (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1991−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
24.9
(76.8)
26.6
(79.9)
28.4
(83.1)
35.0
(95.0)
38.4
(101.1)
39.7
(103.5)
39.9
(103.8)
36.1
(97.0)
30.3
(86.5)
24.7
(76.5)
21.6
(70.9)
39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)
13.8
(56.8)
16.5
(61.7)
19.2
(66.6)
23.5
(74.3)
27.7
(81.9)
31.1
(88.0)
31.2
(88.2)
26.4
(79.5)
21.5
(70.7)
16.4
(61.5)
13.4
(56.1)
21.1
(70.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1)
7.6
(45.7)
10.1
(50.2)
12.7
(54.9)
16.7
(62.1)
20.3
(68.5)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
19.3
(66.7)
15.5
(59.9)
10.9
(51.6)
8.1
(46.6)
14.6
(58.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
1.5
(34.7)
3.6
(38.5)
6.3
(43.3)
9.8
(49.6)
13.0
(55.4)
15.3
(59.5)
15.2
(59.4)
12.2
(54.0)
9.6
(49.3)
5.4
(41.7)
2.7
(36.9)
8.0
(46.4)
Record low °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7)
−9.6
(14.7)
−9.3
(15.3)
−3.7
(25.3)
0.8
(33.4)
3.7
(38.7)
7.3
(45.1)
6.5
(43.7)
2.0
(35.6)
−3.4
(25.9)
−9.1
(15.6)
−9.3
(15.3)
−9.6
(14.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97.9
(3.85)
60.6
(2.39)
59.8
(2.35)
66.7
(2.63)
47.1
(1.85)
40.1
(1.58)
12.2
(0.48)
17.8
(0.70)
78.4
(3.09)
107.8
(4.24)
143.1
(5.63)
91.3
(3.59)
822.8
(32.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.2 5.2 5.4 6.3 4.8 3.6 1.4 2.4 4.9 7.2 8.3 6.5 62.1
Source: Météo-France[3]

Main exports

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Collobrières main exports are edible chestnuts which are made into things like marron glacé and ice cream. They also grow trees for cork production.

Currency

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Collobrières uses the Euro, since it's part of France. But since 2008, the french franc was introduced back as a side currency, to let people see how much the prices changed, and to cultivate tourism.

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 9, 2022.