This ranking covers 336 of the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur (Hautes-Alpes) comes last with 1,086 mm.
In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.
The ranking: driest cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Source: Météo-France, climate data sheets (30-year normals); average annual precipitation at the reference station, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.