Signes, Var

Signes (French pronunciation: [siɲ]; Occitan: Sinha) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Signes
Commune
The church tower of Signes, amongst the trees
Coat of arms
Location of Signes
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Coordinates: 43°17′32″N 5°51′48″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Toulon
Canton	Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CA Sud Sainte Baume
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hélène Verduyn[1]
Area 1	133.1 km2 (51.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,126
• Density	23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83127 /83870
Elevation	271–1,148 m (889–3,766 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Industrialist Paul Ricard was mayor of Signes from 1972 to 1980.^[3] Jean-Mathieu Michel became mayor in 1983, and served until he was run over in August 2019 after confronting a driver whom he accused of illegally dumping rubble.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	656	—
1975	922	+4.98%
1982	1,078	+2.26%
1990	1,340	+2.76%
1999	2,045	+4.81%
2007	2,771	+3.87%
2012	2,745	−0.19%
2017	2,844	+0.71%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Var department