Cuers (French pronunciation: [kɥɛʁs]) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Cuers
The town hall of Cuers
The town hall of Cuers
Coat of arms of Cuers
Location of Cuers
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Cuers is located in France
Cuers
Cuers
Cuers is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cuers
Cuers
Coordinates: 43°14′18″N 6°04′18″E / 43.2383°N 6.0717°E / 43.2383; 6.0717
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementToulon
CantonSolliès-Pont
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Mouttet[1]
Area
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50.53 km2 (19.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,550
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83049 /83390
Elevation71–700 m (233–2,297 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.

It has an aerodrome, Cuers-Pierrefeu Aerodrome, shared with nearby Pierrefeu.

It was one of the locations of the 1995 Cuers massacre.

Geography

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Climate

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Cuers has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Cuers is 15.5 °C (59.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 778.9 mm (30.67 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.4 °C (75.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.9 °C (46.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Cuers was 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.3 °C (15.3 °F) on 2 March 2005.

Climate data for Cuers (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1998−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
25.1
(77.2)
28.4
(83.1)
27.9
(82.2)
35.1
(95.2)
39.0
(102.2)
39.8
(103.6)
41.3
(106.3)
35.9
(96.6)
31.1
(88.0)
25.6
(78.1)
23.1
(73.6)
41.3
(106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7)
14.5
(58.1)
17.5
(63.5)
20.5
(68.9)
24.5
(76.1)
29.3
(84.7)
32.4
(90.3)
32.3
(90.1)
27.6
(81.7)
22.8
(73.0)
17.4
(63.3)
14.3
(57.7)
22.2
(72.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)
8.3
(46.9)
10.9
(51.6)
13.8
(56.8)
17.7
(63.9)
21.7
(71.1)
24.4
(75.9)
24.2
(75.6)
20.4
(68.7)
16.5
(61.7)
11.7
(53.1)
8.6
(47.5)
15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6)
2.1
(35.8)
4.3
(39.7)
7.1
(44.8)
10.8
(51.4)
14.1
(57.4)
16.4
(61.5)
16.1
(61.0)
13.1
(55.6)
10.2
(50.4)
6.1
(43.0)
2.9
(37.2)
8.8
(47.8)
Record low °C (°F) −9.1
(15.6)
−9.3
(15.3)
−9.3
(15.3)
−4.4
(24.1)
1.3
(34.3)
5.5
(41.9)
7.9
(46.2)
7.2
(45.0)
3.1
(37.6)
−1.4
(29.5)
−8.8
(16.2)
−9.1
(15.6)
−9.3
(15.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.4
(2.89)
54.8
(2.16)
57.4
(2.26)
57.1
(2.25)
56.7
(2.23)
33.5
(1.32)
15.6
(0.61)
19.3
(0.76)
76.6
(3.02)
105.5
(4.15)
141.4
(5.57)
87.6
(3.45)
778.9
(30.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.7 5.3 5.2 6.1 5.0 2.8 1.6 2.1 4.5 6.3 8.8 6.3 59.6
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,107—    
1975 5,453+0.94%
1982 6,571+2.70%
1990 7,027+0.84%
1999 8,174+1.69%
2007 9,737+2.21%
2012 10,452+1.43%
2017 11,425+1.80%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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