Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Vidauban (French pronunciation: [vidobɑ̃]) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It lies on the bank of the river Argens.
Geography
Climate
Vidauban has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Vidauban is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,008.5 mm (39.70 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.7 °C (45.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vidauban was 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 2 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.4 °C (18.7 °F) on 12 February 2012.
| Climate data for Vidauban (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2009−present)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
20.5
(68.9)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
25.2
(77.4)
|
28.7
(83.7)
|
33.9
(93.0)
|
38.8
(101.8)
|
40.1
(104.2)
|
40.3
(104.5)
|
34.7
(94.5)
|
31.4
(88.5)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
19.7
(67.5)
|
40.3
(104.5)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
12.5
(54.5)
|
15.9
(60.6)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
27.4
(81.3)
|
30.9
(87.6)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
26.6
(79.9)
|
21.3
(70.3)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
20.5
(68.9)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
7.7
(45.9)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
4.0
(39.2)
|
3.6
(38.5)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
9.1
(48.4)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
16.1
(61.0)
|
18.7
(65.7)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
5.0
(41.0)
|
10.7
(51.3)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−4.0
(24.8)
|
−7.4
(18.7)
|
−2.5
(27.5)
|
−0.2
(31.6)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
1.1
(34.0)
|
−2.5
(27.5)
|
−5.2
(22.6)
|
−7.4
(18.7)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
77.7
(3.06)
|
93.8
(3.69)
|
84.0
(3.31)
|
72.7
(2.86)
|
54.0
(2.13)
|
67.2
(2.65)
|
16.1
(0.63)
|
20.7
(0.81)
|
58.6
(2.31)
|
145.1
(5.71)
|
210.7
(8.30)
|
107.9
(4.25)
|
1,008.5
(39.70)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
5.8
|
7.2
|
6.6
|
6.6
|
5.7
|
3.6
|
1.8
|
2.7
|
4.2
|
6.8
|
9.3
|
6.6
|
66.8
|
| Source: Météo-France[3]
|
Population
Since the beginning of the 1980s Vidauban has experienced strong population growth. Within 20 years the population has more than doubled.
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|
| 1968 | 2,757 | — |
|---|
| 1975 | 2,930 | +0.87% |
|---|
| 1982 | 3,805 | +3.80% |
|---|
| 1990 | 5,460 | +4.62% |
|---|
| 1999 | 7,311 | +3.30% |
|---|
| 2007 | 9,545 | +3.39% |
|---|
| 2012 | 10,908 | +2.71% |
|---|
| 2017 | 11,907 | +1.77% |
|---|
| Source: INSEE[4] |
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