Brignoles
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Brignoles
Brinhòla (Occitan) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Brignoles  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°24′21″N 6°03′41″E / 43.4058°N 6.0615°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles |
| Canton | Brignoles |
| Intercommunality | CA Provence Verte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Didier Brémond (LR) |
| Area 1 | 70.53 km2 (27.23 sq mi) |
| Population | 17,664 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83023 /83170 |
| Elevation | 190–767 m (623–2,516 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Brignoles (French pronunciation: [bʁiɲɔl]; Occitan: Brinhòla) 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. In 2020, the commune of Brignoles had a population of 17,652.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 9,051 | — |
| 1975 | 9,995 | +1.43% |
| 1982 | 10,412 | +0.59% |
| 1990 | 11,239 | +0.96% |
| 1999 | 12,487 | +1.18% |
| 2007 | 15,679 | +2.89% |
| 2012 | 16,454 | +0.97% |
| 2017 | 17,179 | +0.87% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
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
- Louis Paul Baille de Saint-Pol (1768-1821), French soldier.
- François Guisol (1803–1874), poet and author.
- Fabrice Hadjadj (born 1971), philosopher and dramatist, teacher at the Lycée Sainte Jeanne d'Arc since 2002.
- Jean-Jacques Jauffret (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.
- René Morizur (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.
- Christian Philibert (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.
- Manu Diaz (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:
Bruneck, Italy
Groß-Gerau, Germany
Szamotuły, Poland
Tielt, Belgium
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Villes jumelées". brignoles.fr (in French). Brignoles. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
External links
- Official website of Brignoles (in French)
- Tourist Office
- Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). p. 571.
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