Bandol
Sign in to saveBandol (; ) is a commune in Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Bandol and the seat of its eponymous commune, was founded in 1595 and built around a small military fort.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bandol
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,546
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bandol
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Viaduc de Bandol.jpeg
- French commune.caption
- Viaduct in Bandol
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Bandol.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Toulon
- French commune.canton
- Ollioules
- French commune.INSEE
- 83009
- French commune.postal code
- 83150
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Paul Joseph
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Sud Sainte Baume
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bandol
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Toulon
- Population
- +8267
- Area
- +8.59
- Elevation
- +83
- Shares border with
- Sanary-sur-Mer
- Official website
- www.bandol.fr
- Image
- Bandol sunrise @ Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Mai 03.jpg
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6 sectionsContents
- Bandol wine
- Population
- Notable people
- International relations
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Bandol (; ) is a commune in Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Bandol and the seat of its eponymous commune, was founded in 1595 and built around a small military fort.
== Bandol wine == The region, located near the coast east of Marseille and Cassis, is one of Provence's most internationally recognized wine regions. It was recognised as an AOC in 1941. Built around the village of Bandol, west of Toulon, the Bandol AOC covers the production of 8 communes with silica & limestone soils. Those soils and the warm, coastal climate are ideally suited for the late ripening Mourvèdre grape which is the major variety of the region. For the red, Mourvèdre must account for at least 50% of the blend. For the rosés, Mourvèdre must account for at least 20% of the blend, though most producers will use significantly more, with Grenache and Cinsaut usually filling out the rest of the wine's composition.