Puget-sur-Argens

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Puget-sur-Argens

(2020–2026) Paul Boudoube^[1]Area

26.9 km² (10.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

8,195 • Density300/km² (790/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

83099 /83480

Elevation0–180 m (0–591 ft)
(avg. 12 m or 39 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Puget-sur-Argens (French pronunciation: [pyʒɛ syʁ aʁʒɑ̃(s)] ^ⓘ, literally Puget on Argens; Occitan: Lo Puget d'Argenç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

It is located at 687 kilometres south-east of Paris. It is called Lo Pugeton or Lo Puget d'Argènç in Occitan and Le Petit Puget in the province to distinguish it from the city formerly more important from Puget-Ville. and is located at the crossing of the Route nationale 7 and the A8 autoroute. The population of Puget-on-Argens has multiplied by four since 1950 and many companies have come to the town. In fact, the strong demographic and economic expansion in direct periphery tends to transform the commune into a suburban residential and working area.

Demographics

Its inhabitants are called Pugétois in French.^[3]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1962	3,399	—
1968	3,033	−1.88%
1975	3,849	+3.46%
1982	4,509	+2.29%
1990	5,865	+3.34%
1999	6,371	+0.92%
2007	6,988	+1.16%
2012	6,915	−0.21%
2017	8,097	+3.21%
Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE^[5]

Climate

Climate data for Puget-sur-Argens
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13 (55)	13 (55)	15 (59)	18 (64)	21 (70)	25 (77)	28 (82)	28 (82)	25 (77)	21 (70)	16 (61)	13 (55)	19.6 (67.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8 (46)	9 (48)	10 (50)	13 (55)	16 (61)	19 (66)	22 (72)	22 (72)	19 (66)	16 (61)	11 (52)	8 (46)	14.4 (57.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3 (37)	4 (39)	5 (41)	7 (45)	10 (50)	14 (57)	16 (61)	16 (61)	14 (57)	11 (52)	6 (43)	3 (37)	9.1 (48.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	89.6 (3.53)	85.4 (3.36)	72.3 (2.85)	62.1 (2.44)	48.7 (1.92)	37.9 (1.49)	14.6 (0.57)	42.6 (1.68)	59.0 (2.32)	117.0 (4.61)	108.9 (4.29)	85.6 (3.37)	823.4 (32.42)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	147.8	148.9	203.2	252.1	234.9	280.6	310.3	355.5	319.5	247.0	201.5	145.5	2,748.1
Source: ^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Le nom des habitants du 83 - Var, habitants.fr
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Puget-sur-Argens, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Archives climatologiques mensuelles - Saint-Raphaël (1961-1990)". Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-06-26.