Brignoles

Brignoles (French pronunciation: [bʁiɲɔl]; Occitan: Brinhòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var.

Brignoles Brinhòla (Occitan)
Subprefecture and commune
Place du Palais de Justice
Coat of arms
Location of Brignoles
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Coordinates: 43°24′21″N 6°03′41″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Brignoles
Intercommunality	CA Provence Verte
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Brémond[1] (LR)
Area 1	70.53 km2 (27.23 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	17,846
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83023 /83170
Elevation	190–767 m (623–2,516 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence; their castle dates from the thirteenth century. In 2020, the commune of Brignoles had a population of 17,652.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	9,051	—
1975	9,995	+1.43%
1982	10,412	+0.59%
1990	11,239	+0.96%
1999	12,487	+1.18%
2007	15,679	+2.89%
2012	16,454	+0.97%
2017	17,179	+0.87%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

François Just Marie Raynouard, 2012

It was the birthplace of:

• Antoine Albalat (1856–1935), writer specialising in French literature.
• Louis of Toulouse (1274–1297), bishop of Toulouse.
• François de Porchères d'Arbaud, (1590–1640), poet
• Louis Paul Baille de Saint-Pol [fr] (1768–1821), French soldier.
• François Guisol [fr] (1803–1874), poet and author.
• Fabrice Hadjadj (born 1971), philosopher and dramatist, teacher at the Lycée Sainte Jeanne d'Arc since 2002.
• Jean-Jacques Jauffret [fr] (born 1965), French film director.
• Joseph-Louis Lambot (1814–1887), the inventor of ferro-cement which led to the development of reinforced concrete.
• Catherine Matausch (born 1960), French journalist.
• Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born 1990), French actor.
• René Morizur [fr] (1944–2009), French musician, died and buried in Brignoles.
• Victor Nicolas (1906–1979), French sculptor who created many monuments in nearby departments.
• Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704), French painter.
• Christian Philibert [fr] (born 1965), French film director and screenwriter.
• François Just Marie Raynouard, (1761–1836) a French dramatist, linguist, writer and philologist.

Sport

• Amy Cissé (born 1969), retired international basketball player.
• Manu Diaz [fr] (born 1955), retired rugby union player.
• Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French footballer.
• Patrick Valéry (born 1969), retired footballer.

Twin towns and sister cities

Brignoles is twinned with:^[4]

• Bruneck, Italy
• Groß-Gerau, Germany
• Szamotuły, Poland
• Tielt, Belgium

See also

• Communes of the Var department