Brignoles

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.

Brignoles
Brinhòla (Occitan)
Subprefecture and commune
Place du Palais de Justice
Place du Palais de Justice
Coat of arms of Brignoles
Coat of arms
Location of Brignoles
Brignoles is located in France
Brignoles
Brignoles
Brignoles is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Brignoles
Brignoles
Coordinates: 43°24′21″N 6°03′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementBrignoles
CantonBrignoles
IntercommunalityCA Provence Verte
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Brémond[1] (LR)
Area
1
70.53 km2 (27.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,664
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83023 /83170
Elevation190–767 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.

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
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[3]

Notable people
François Just Marie Raynouard, 2012

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:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Villes jumelées". brignoles.fr (in French). Brignoles. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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