Le Castellet is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It consists of a small feudal village perched on a cliff edge and its surroundings. It is situated north-west of Toulon next to La Cadière-d'Azur and Le Beausset. It is surrounded by vineyards and is part of the Côtes de Provence Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) of Bandol. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. The Circuit Paul Ricard is also located in the commune.

Geography

Climate

Le Castellet has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Le Castellet is 13.7 C. The average annual rainfall is 689.7 mm with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.6 C, and lowest in January, at around 6.4 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Castellet was 37.1 C on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -11.0 C on 7 March 1971.

Population

Cinema

Le Castellet was the setting for the film The Baker's Wife (French: La femme du boulanger), starring Raimu and directed by Marcel Pagnol.

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