Brignoles

Brignoles
Brignoles
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Brignoles
Intercommunality	Comté de Provence
Mayor	Claude Gilardo
Statistics
Land area1	70.69 km2 (27.29 sq mi)
Population2	15,383  (2006)
- Density	218 /km2 (560 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83023/ 83170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brignoles is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence. Their castle dates from the thirteenth century.

Personalities

It was the birthplace of:

• Saint Louis of Toulouse (1274–1297),
• The French sculptor Victor Nicolas (1906–1979) who created many monuments in the departments of Var and Alpes Maritimes,
• The French actor Jean-Baptiste Maunier (1990–...).
• Amy Cisse basketball player

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE