Bagnols-en-Forêt

Bagnols-en-Forêt (French pronunciation: [baɲɔl ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ]; Occitan: Banhòus) is a commune in Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Bagnols-en-Forêt Banhòus (Occitan)
Commune
A general view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Bagnols-en-Forêt
Bagnols-en-Forêt Show map of France Bagnols-en-Forêt Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°32′19″N 6°41′56″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Intercommunality	Pays de Fayence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Bouchard[1]
Area 1	42.9 km2 (16.6 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,049
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83008 /83600
Elevation	56–561 m (184–1,841 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	562	—
1975	682	+2.80%
1982	889	+3.86%
1990	1,274	+4.60%
1999	1,672	+3.07%
2007	2,215	+3.58%
2012	2,565	+2.98%
2017	2,788	+1.68%
2020	2,889	+1.19%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Bagnols-en-Forêt is twinned with:

• Pieve di Teco, Italy (1990)

Notable people

• Pierre-Jean Porro (1750–1831), classical guitarist, composer and music publisher

See also

• Communes of the Var department