Lorgues
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Lorgues (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lorgues
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,237
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lorgues
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lorgues1.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A general view of the village
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lorgues.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Draguignan
- French commune.canton
- Vidauban
- French commune.INSEE
- 83072
- French commune.postal code
- 83 510
- French commune.mayor
- Claude Alemagna
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
- French commune.elevation m
- 240
- French commune.elevation min m
- 70
- French commune.elevation max m
- 343
- French commune.area km2
- 64.37
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Relief
- Climate
- Water
- History
- Pre-history to Roman times
- Medieval Lorgues
- 16th to 18th century
- Modern Lorgues
- Coat of arms
- Politics and administration
- Demography
- Economy
- Heritage
- Lorgues old town (‘castrum’)
- Religious buildings
- Other monuments
- Daily life
- See also
- Bibliography
- Related articles
- References
- External links
Lorgues (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
It is situated 13 km (8 mi) southwest of the city of Draguignan, seat of the larger arrondissement of Draguignan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lorgues” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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