Bagnols-en-Forêt
Appearance
Bagnols-en-Forêt
Banhòus (Occitan) | |
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![]() A general view of the village | |
Coordinates: 43°32′19″N 6°41′56″E / 43.5386°N 6.6989°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Var |
Arrondissement | Draguignan |
Canton | Roquebrune-sur-Argens |
Intercommunality | Pays de Fayence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | René Bouchard[1] |
Area 1 | 42.9 km2 (16.6 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,909 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 83008 /83600 |
Elevation | 56–561 m (184–1,841 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bagnols-en-Forêt (French pronunciation: [baɲɔl ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ]; Occitan: Banhòus) is a commune in Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 562 | — |
1975 | 682 | +2.80% |
1982 | 889 | +3.86% |
1990 | 1,274 | +4.60% |
1999 | 1,672 | +3.07% |
2007 | 2,215 | +3.58% |
2012 | 2,565 | +2.98% |
2017 | 2,788 | +1.68% |
2020 | 2,889 | +1.19% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit]Bagnols-en-Forêt is twinned with:
Pieve di Teco, Italy (1990)
Notable people
[edit]- Pierre-Jean Porro (1750–1831), classical guitarist, composer and music publisher
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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