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Arles has a hot summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) [22] with a mean annual temperature of 14.6 °C (1948–1999). The summers are warm and moderately dry, with seasonal averages between 22 °C and 24 °C, and cool to mild winters with a mean temperature of about 7 °C.
Nowadays, it draws smaller crowds for bullfighting during the Feria d'Arles, [1] as well as plays and concerts in summer. In 1981, Arles Amphitheatre was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site , together with other Roman and medieval buildings of the city, as part of the Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments group.
With the advent of a railway, the town became a tourist centre, its population swelling from 2,000 to 3,000 in the summer months. It attracted artists such as Corot, Cezanne and Pissarro, all seeking to capture its rustic charms. Dealers like Theo van Gogh sold thousands of their images. [12] Auvers had consequently become a prosperous community.
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