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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 km 2 ; 4.84 sq mi) and in 2004, its population has been about 200.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Hyères ( French pronunciation: [jɛʁ] ⓘ ), Provençal Occitan : Ieras in classical norm, or Iero in Mistralian norm ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France .
The average annual temperature in Île du Levant is 16.5 °C (61.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 621.5 mm (24.47 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 °C (76.1 °F), and lowest in February, at around 10.2 °C (50.4 °F).
Météo-France heat alert, part of its vigilance system , was put in place following the 2003 European heat wave. The 2022 heat wave was the earliest in the year since records began and marked the fourth time that a red heat alert had been issued since the protocol was activated after the 2003 heat wave .
The Îles d'Hyères (pronounced [il djɛːʁ]), also known as Îles d'Or ([il dɔʁ]), are a group of four Mediterranean islands off Hyères in the Var department of Southeastern France. Their old name is the Stoechades Islands from Greek: Στοιχάδες Stoikhádes from στοιχάς stoikhás meaning “in a row one behind another”. [1]
The Giens Peninsula (French: Presqu'île de Giens, French pronunciation: [pʁɛskil də ʒjɛ̃]) is a peninsula on the French Mediterranean coast near Hyères in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Panorama view of the peninsula. It is a prime tourist destination, with campgrounds and water sports.
When Madame Henry, the owner of the island, died in 1966, she bequeathed the island to the state, with the exception of the hotel Le Manoir, which her great-nephew, Pierre Buffet, inherited. [1] The Port-Cros National Park was created in 1963. The photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand is working on the restoration of the fort at Port-Man. [2]
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Six-Fours-les-Plages ( French pronunciation: [si fuʁ le plaʒ] ; Occitan : Sièis Forns lei Plaias , Sièis Four in provençal) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern ...