Comps-sur-Artuby (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃ps syʁ aʁtybi], literally Comps on Artuby; Occitan: Comps d'Artubi) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Comps-sur-Artuby
Sainte Philomène Church
Sainte Philomène Church
Coat of arms of Comps-sur-Artuby
Location of Comps-sur-Artuby
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Comps-sur-Artuby is located in France
Comps-sur-Artuby
Comps-sur-Artuby
Comps-sur-Artuby is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Comps-sur-Artuby
Comps-sur-Artuby
Coordinates: 43°42′39″N 6°30′34″E / 43.7108°N 6.5094°E / 43.7108; 6.5094
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonFlayosc
IntercommunalityCA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Barale[1]
Area
1
63.49 km2 (24.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
339
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83044 /83840
Elevation736–1,178 m (2,415–3,865 ft)
(avg. 900 m or 3,000 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 the nearest town to the eastern entrance to the Gorges du Verdon.

Geography

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Climate

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Comps-sur-Artuby has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in Comps-sur-Artuby is 11.3 °C (52.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,010.2 mm (39.77 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.3 °C (68.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.8 °C (38.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Comps-sur-Artuby was 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) on 7 July 1982; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −19.2 °C (−2.6 °F) on 23 January 1963.

Climate data for Comps-sur-Artuby (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1952−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
21.3
(70.3)
23.7
(74.7)
26.2
(79.2)
30.9
(87.6)
37.2
(99.0)
38.1
(100.6)
36.4
(97.5)
32.2
(90.0)
30.6
(87.1)
24.9
(76.8)
21.2
(70.2)
38.1
(100.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
9.3
(48.7)
12.2
(54.0)
15.0
(59.0)
19.1
(66.4)
23.7
(74.7)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
21.9
(71.4)
17.1
(62.8)
11.6
(52.9)
9.0
(48.2)
16.8
(62.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
4.1
(39.4)
6.8
(44.2)
9.6
(49.3)
13.6
(56.5)
17.7
(63.9)
20.3
(68.5)
20.3
(68.5)
16.0
(60.8)
12.0
(53.6)
7.0
(44.6)
4.5
(40.1)
11.3
(52.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
−1.1
(30.0)
1.4
(34.5)
4.3
(39.7)
8.1
(46.6)
11.7
(53.1)
13.7
(56.7)
13.5
(56.3)
10.1
(50.2)
6.9
(44.4)
2.5
(36.5)
0.0
(32.0)
5.9
(42.6)
Record low °C (°F) −19.2
(−2.6)
−18.9
(−2.0)
−16.8
(1.8)
−7.5
(18.5)
−5.1
(22.8)
−3.2
(26.2)
1.0
(33.8)
1.4
(34.5)
−1.0
(30.2)
−5.4
(22.3)
−11.3
(11.7)
−16.0
(3.2)
−19.2
(−2.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 71.8
(2.83)
61.8
(2.43)
74.5
(2.93)
93.4
(3.68)
89.5
(3.52)
81.0
(3.19)
28.5
(1.12)
43.0
(1.69)
72.1
(2.84)
126.1
(4.96)
166.8
(6.57)
101.7
(4.00)
1,010.2
(39.77)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.4 6.5 6.7 8.7 7.9 5.3 3.6 4.1 5.3 7.0 9.0 6.8 77.2
Source: Météo-France[3][4]

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.
  4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 9, 2022.