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Place details
- Locality
- Rians
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,929
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Key facts
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|A view of the church and bell tower in Rians The main employment is agriculture, predominantly wine. The town is made up of concentric medieval streets that work their way down the hill.
See
The village is built on a hill that is dominated by a 12th-century bell tower and the church of Notre Dame de Nazareth. Church of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the great organ of Pascal Leray, and bells of the 16th century and 17th century. Chapelle Saint-Roc: Saint-Enfant property of the Pénitents-Blancs attributed to a Congregation of the Holy Child Jesus who became the Pénitents Bleus. Saint-Pierre Chapel Saint-Estève Chapel
Do
Notable events in Rians include dancing in the squares on July 14, the Fête de St Laurent August 8 and the Fête de la Courge in October.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
Rians ( French pronunciation: [ʁjɑ̃s]; Occitan: Rians) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Rians is a provençal village in the Upper Var located north east of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire. The main employment is agriculture, predominantly wine. The village itself is built on a hill that is dominated by a 12th-century bell tower and the church of Notre Dame de Nazareth. The Town is made up of concentric medieval streets that work their way down the hill.