Porquerolles
43°00′N 6°13′E / 43.000°N 6.217°E Porquerolles (French pronunciation: [pɔʁkəʁɔl]; Occitan: Porcairòlas), also known as the Île de Porquerolles, is an island in the Îles d'Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Its land area is 1,254 hectares (12.54 km2; 4.84 sq mi) and in 2004, its population has been about 200.
Porquerolles, the largest and most westerly of the Îles d'Hyères, is about 7 km (4.3 miles) long by 3 km (1.9 miles) wide, with five small ranges of hills. The south coast is lined with cliffs, and on the north coast are the port and the beaches of Notre Dame, La Courtade and Plage d'Argent.
History
The island's village was established in 1820, with its lighthouse constructed in 1837 and church in 1850. The entire island was purchased in 1912 by François Joseph Fournier, apparently as a wedding present for his wife; he planted 200 hectares (500 acres) of vineyards, which produced a wine that was among the first to be classified as vin des Côtes de Provence.
In 1971, the state bought 80 percent of the island to preserve it from development. Much of the island is now part of a national park (the Port-Cros Parc National) and nature conservation area (Conservatoire botanique national méditerranéen de Porquerolles).
Porquerolles is the setting for
Some scenes of the film Pierrot le fou , by Jean-Luc Godard (1965) were filmed in Porquerolles.
Since 2010, the island also hosts a jazz festival each summer ("Jazz à Porquerolles").
Climate
Porquerolles has a
Climate data for Porquerolles (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1949–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.1 (2.52) |
48.1 (1.89) |
42.1 (1.66) |
56.5 (2.22) |
33.8 (1.33) |
28.5 (1.12) |
8.4 (0.33) |
15.9 (0.63) |
60.5 (2.38) |
85.5 (3.37) |
96.0 (3.78) |
66.3 (2.61) |
605.7 (23.85) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 55.5 |
Source: Meteo France[3]
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Points of interest
References
- ^ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 122.
- ISBN 978-0-14-003289-5
- ^ "Porquerolles (83)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1991–2020 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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