Ramatuelle

Ramatuelle
A view of Ramatuelle
A view of Ramatuelle
Coat of arms of Ramatuelle
Location of Ramatuelle
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Ramatuelle is located in France
Ramatuelle
Ramatuelle
Ramatuelle is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ramatuelle
Ramatuelle
Coordinates: 43°13′00″N 6°36′43″E / 43.2167°N 6.6119°E / 43.2167; 6.6119
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonSainte-Maxime
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roland Bruno
Area
1
35.57 km2 (13.73 sq mi)
Population
(Jan. 2020)
2,037
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83101 /83350
Elevation0–324 m (0–1,063 ft)
(avg. 146 m or 479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ramatuelle (French pronunciation: [ʁamatɥɛl]; Provençal: Ramatuela) is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

History

Ramatuelle lies near St-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime and Gassin. It was built on a hill to defend itself against enemies. The town was known in the Middle Ages as Ramatuella (derived from the Arabic Rahmatollah i.e. رحمة الله 'the mercy of God') and was part of the area ruled by the Moors of nearby Fraxinet in the ninth and tenth centuries.

Geography

Climate

Ramatuelle has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Ramatuelle is 16.2 °C (61.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 696.8 mm (27.43 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.4 °C (75.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 9.9 °C (49.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ramatuelle was 37.3 °C (99.1 °F) on 16 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) on 10 February 1956.

Climate data for Ramatuelle (Cape Camarat, altitude 107m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1949–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
25.7
(78.3)
26.1
(79.0)
28.2
(82.8)
32.0
(89.6)
34.9
(94.8)
36.9
(98.4)
37.3
(99.1)
33.4
(92.1)
29.3
(84.7)
24.8
(76.6)
23.0
(73.4)
37.3
(99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.8
(55.0)
13.2
(55.8)
15.3
(59.5)
17.1
(62.8)
20.9
(69.6)
24.6
(76.3)
28.0
(82.4)
28.5
(83.3)
24.9
(76.8)
20.7
(69.3)
16.2
(61.2)
13.5
(56.3)
19.7
(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)
9.9
(49.8)
11.7
(53.1)
13.6
(56.5)
17.3
(63.1)
20.9
(69.6)
24.1
(75.4)
24.4
(75.9)
21.2
(70.2)
17.6
(63.7)
13.2
(55.8)
10.6
(51.1)
16.2
(61.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
6.6
(43.9)
8.2
(46.8)
10.1
(50.2)
13.8
(56.8)
17.3
(63.1)
20.1
(68.2)
20.4
(68.7)
17.5
(63.5)
14.5
(58.1)
10.3
(50.5)
7.7
(45.9)
12.8
(55.0)
Record low °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6)
−10.0
(14.0)
−5.4
(22.3)
0.8
(33.4)
4.8
(40.6)
9.0
(48.2)
13.0
(55.4)
11.8
(53.2)
9.0
(48.2)
2.8
(37.0)
−2.5
(27.5)
−2.8
(27.0)
−10.0
(14.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.0
(3.03)
50.0
(1.97)
45.6
(1.80)
70.9
(2.79)
38.9
(1.53)
31.5
(1.24)
11.7
(0.46)
22.8
(0.90)
61.9
(2.44)
119.0
(4.69)
83.8
(3.30)
83.7
(3.30)
696.8
(27.43)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.1 5.5 5.0 6.9 4.5 2.9 1.2 2.0 4.3 7.5 7.4 7.0 60.4
Source: Météo-France

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,253—    
1975 1,209−0.51%
1982 1,762+5.53%
1990 1,945+1.24%
1999 2,131+1.02%
2007 2,272+0.80%
2012 2,126−1.32%
2017 2,070−0.53%
Source: INSEE

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