Ollioules

Ollioules (French pronunciation: [ɔljul]; Occitan: Oliulas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a western suburb of Toulon.

Ollioules
Commune
Detail on the front of the town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Ollioules
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Coordinates: 43°07′59″N 5°51′00″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Toulon
Canton	Ollioules
Intercommunality	Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Beneventi[1]
Area 1	19.89 km2 (7.68 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	14,320
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83090 /83190
Elevation	0–520 m (0–1,706 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
Website	www.ollioules.fr
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	7,803	—
1975	8,786	+1.71%
1982	9,242	+0.73%
1990	10,398	+1.48%
1999	12,198	+1.79%
2007	13,245	+1.03%
2012	13,267	+0.03%
2017	13,702	+0.65%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Christophe Castaner (born 1966), lawyer and politician
• Charles Coste, 1948 Olympic gold medal cyclist, and the 100 year old bearer of the 2024 Summer Olympics torch during the opening ceremony of the games in Paris.^[4]
• Josuha Guilavogui (born 1990), footballer
• Adrien Frasse-Sombet (born 1983), classical cellist

Twin towns

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

Ollioules is twinned with:

• Weiler-Simmerberg, Germany, since 2004-2005
• Alto Reno Terme, Italy since 1987 ^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Var department