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Brignoles
Subprefecture of Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Subprefecture of Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Brignoles |
| native name | oc |
| commune status | Subprefecture and commune |
| image coat of arms | Blason_Ville_fr_Brignoles(83).svg |
| caption | Place du Palais de Justice |
| image | Brignoles the fountain City Centre - panoramio.jpg |
| arrondissement | Brignoles |
| canton | Brignoles |
| INSEE | 83023 |
| postal code | 83170 |
| mayor | Didier Brémond |
| term | 2020–2026 |
| party | LR |
| demonym | Brignolais |
| intercommunality | CA de la Provence Verte |
| coordinates | |
| elevation min m | 190 |
| elevation max m | 767 |
| area km2 | 70.53 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes | |
| website |
|image coat of arms = Blason_Ville_fr_Brignoles(83).svg
Brignoles (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var.
It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence; their castle dates from the thirteenth century.
Population
|graph-pos = right |1968 |9051 |1975 |9995 |1982 |10412 |1990 |11239 |1999 |12487 |2007 |15679 |2012 |16454 |2017 |17179 |2023 |17850
Notable people
It was the birthplace of:
- Antoine Albalat (1856–1935), writer specialising in French literature.
- Louis of Toulouse (1274–1297), bishop of Toulouse.
- François de Porchères d'Arbaud, (1590–1640), poet
- (1768–1821), French soldier.
- (1803–1874), poet and author.
- Fabrice Hadjadj (born 1971), philosopher and dramatist, teacher at the Lycée Sainte Jeanne d'Arc since 2002.
- (born 1965), French film director.
- Joseph-Louis Lambot (1814–1887), the inventor of ferro-cement which led to the development of reinforced concrete.
- Catherine Matausch (born 1960), French journalist.
- Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born 1990), French actor.
- (1944–2009), French musician, died and buried in Brignoles.
- Victor Nicolas (1906–1979), French sculptor who created many monuments in nearby departments.
- Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704), French painter.
- (born 1965), French film director and screenwriter.
- François Just Marie Raynouard, (1761–1836) a French dramatist, linguist, writer and philologist.
Sport
- Amy Cissé (born 1969), retired international basketball player.
- (born 1955), retired rugby union player.
- Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French footballer.
- Patrick Valéry (born 1969), retired footballer.
Twin towns and sister cities
Brignoles is twinned with:
- ITA Bruneck, Italy
- GER Groß-Gerau, Germany
- POL Szamotuły, Poland
- BEL Tielt, Belgium
References
References
- (6 June 2023). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-83023#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE
- "Villes jumelées". Brignoles.
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