La Garde, Var

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La Garde
Commune
A night view of La Garde
A night view of La Garde
Coat of arms of La Garde
Coat of arms
Location of La Garde
La Garde is located in France
La Garde
La Garde
Coordinates: 43°07′32″N 6°00′39″E / 43.1256°N 6.0108°E / 43.1256; 6.0108Coordinates: 43°07′32″N 6°00′39″E / 43.1256°N 6.0108°E / 43.1256; 6.0108
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementToulon
CantonLa Garde
IntercommunalityMétropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Masson
Area
1
15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
25,380
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Gardéens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83062 /83130
Elevation0–206 m (0–676 ft)
(avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Garde (Provençal: La Garda) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

It is located in the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée, and is east of the city of Toulon.

History[]

The name derives from the town's ancient origins, meaning "The Guard". It is mentioned in 1056, when its castle was a fief of the Bishops of Toulon; they kept it until the 13th century, when it was handed over to the Castellanes, then the lords of Glandevès and the Thomas. Today only a tower and the chapel remain of the castle.

La Garde was repeatedly invaded during the French Wars of Religion. In 1707 it was sacked by Savoyard troops.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,050—    
1800 2,263+11.59%
1806 2,288+0.18%
1821 2,329+0.12%
1831 2,353+0.10%
1836 2,572+1.80%
1841 2,321−2.03%
1846 2,429+0.91%
1851 2,875+3.43%
1856 2,568−2.23%
1861 2,572+0.03%
1866 2,695+0.94%
1872 2,852+0.95%
1876 2,986+1.15%
1881 2,864−0.83%
1886 3,104+1.62%
1891 3,418+1.95%
1896 2,398−6.84%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,791+3.08%
1906 2,961+1.19%
1911 3,037+0.51%
1921 2,827−0.71%
1926 3,048+1.52%
1931 3,095+0.31%
1936 3,792+4.15%
1946 4,066+0.70%
1954 5,021+2.67%
1962 6,273+2.82%
1968 9,629+7.40%
1975 15,506+7.04%
1982 19,805+3.56%
1990 22,412+1.56%
1999 25,329+1.37%
2007 25,551+0.11%
2012 25,736+0.14%
2017 25,126−0.48%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

La Garde, Var is twinned with:

See also[]

  • Communes of the Var department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Garde, EHESS. (in French)
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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