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Rians is a commune in the Var department of France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Rians and is located in the arrondissement of Brignoles. The town borders Jouques, Puyloubier, Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, and Vauvenargues. Its postal code is 83560, and it lies at an elevation of 651 meters above sea level.
The area of Rians is 96.87 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 4,328 residents and another citing 3,929. The male population is recorded as 2,091, while the female population is 2,141. The associated electoral district is the canton of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume.
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- Locality
- Rians
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,929
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Var
- Arrondissement
- Brignoles
- Canton
- Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Nicolas Bremond
- Area
- 96.87 km (37.40 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 4,223
- Density
- 43.59/km (112.9/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 83104 /83560
- Elevation
- 291–651 m (955–2,136 ft) , (avg. 455 m or 1,493 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Rians
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Brignoles
- Population
- 4223
- Area
- 96.87
- Elevation
- 415
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Rians
- Shares border with
- Pourrières
- Official website
- www.ville-rians.fr
- Image
- Rians - Var.JPG
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- Commons category
- Rians (Var)
- postal code
- 83560
- different from
- Rians
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
- male population
- 2091
- female population
- 2141
- P8168
- Talking to You
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.ville-rians.fr/contact
- phone number
- +33-4-94-72-64-80
via Wikidata · CC0
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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rians” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.