Bargème
Bargème | |
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 The town hall of Bargème | |
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  Bargème | |
| Coordinates: 43°43′51″N 6°34′25″E / 43.7308°N 6.5736°ECoordinates: 43°43′51″N 6°34′25″E / 43.7308°N 6.5736°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Flayosc |
| Intercommunality | CA Dracénie Provence Verdon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Gérard[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 223 |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83010 /83840 |
| Elevation | 824–1,589 m (2,703–5,213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bargème (French pronunciation: [baʁʒɛm]; Occitan: Bargema) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
See also[]
- Communes of the Var department
History[]
In 1949 Evelyn Watts, an English social worker, with a friend set up a home in Bargème for disadvantaged children to recover their strength and confidence in a healthy climate. Her book Castle on a Hill[3] describes the venture.
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Watts, Evelyn. Castle on a Hill Archived August 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Online Originals, 2012. ISBN 1-84045-045-2
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