Vinon-sur-Verdon

Vinon-sur-Verdon is a commune in the northwestern part of the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. The town is on the left bank of the river Verdon near the Gorges du Verdon. The commune is on the departmental border with Vaucluse and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Vinon-sur-Verdon's airfield is a popular location for the sport of gliding and was the location for the 2006 World Gliding Championships.
During WW2, the bridge crossing the Verdon at Vinon was unsuccessfully bombed by the USAF to prevent the German retreat, leading to significant civilian casualties. It was eventually destroyed by local résistants.

Geography

Vinon-sur-Verdon has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. The average annual temperature in Vinon-sur-Verdon is. The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around. The highest temperature ever recorded in Vinon-sur-Verdon was on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 12 February 2012.