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Bandol

Field	Value
name	Bandol
commune status	Commune
image	Viaduc de Bandol.jpeg
caption	Viaduct in Bandol
image coat of arms	Bandol.svg
arrondissement	Toulon
canton	Ollioules
INSEE	83009
postal code	83150
mayor	Jean-Paul Joseph
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	CA Sud Sainte Baume
coordinates
elevation min m	0
elevation max m	221
area km2	8.58
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Bandol.svg Bandol (; ) is a commune in Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Bandol and the seat of its eponymous commune, was founded in 1595 and built around a small military fort.

Bandol wine

The region, located near the coast east of Marseille and Cassis, is one of Provence's most internationally recognized wine regions. It was recognised as an AOC in 1941. Built around the village of Bandol, west of Toulon, the Bandol AOC covers the production of 8 communes with silica & limestone soils. Those soils and the warm, coastal climate are ideally suited for the late ripening Mourvèdre grape which is the major variety of the region. For the red, Mourvèdre must account for at least 50% of the blend. For the rosés, Mourvèdre must account for at least 20% of the blend, though most producers will use significantly more, with Grenache and Cinsaut usually filling out the rest of the wine's composition.

Population

|1968 |5088 |1975 |6184 |1982 |6706 |1990 |7431 |1999 |7905 |2007 |8747 |2012 |7622 |2017 |8409

Notable people

Alain Bombard, scientist
Alexander Lévy (born 1990), professional golfer
Louis Lumière, cinematographer
Paul Ricard, businessman
Jacques Torres, pastry chef
Jonny Wilkinson, rugby player

International relations

Bandol is twinned with:

ITA Nettuno, Italy
SUI Onex, Switzerland
DEU Wehr, Germany

References

(13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
"Bandol rouge {{!}} INAO".
"Cahier des charges".
[https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickpassmore/2015/01/09/homage-to-bandol-best-red-wines-in-provence/?ss=food-drink Homage To Bandol -- Provence's Great Red Wines], Forbes, 9 January 2015
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-83009#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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