Draguignan
commune in Var, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Draguignan (Occitan: Draguinhan) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France.
It is a subprefecture of the department.
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History
Draguignan became the prefecture of the Var in 1797, at the beginning of the French Revolution. This was even if the town was not the biggest city in the department. It remained as the prefecture until 1974, when it was moved to Toulon.[1]
Geography
The city is at the foot of the Malmont mountain, in a valley that is about 2 km (1.2 mi) long, from northwest to southeast. The Nartuby, a tributary of the Argens river, flows to the west of the city.
Draguignan has an area of 53.8 km2 (20.8 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 376 m (1,234 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 200 m (660 ft).[3]
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Draguignan is surrounded by the communes Saint-Rémy, Maleville, La Bastide-l'Évêque, Morlhon-le-Haut, Sanvensa, La Rouquette, Savignac and Toulonjac.
Climate
The climate of Draguignan, in the Köppen climate classification, is Csb - Mediterranean climate with template summers.
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Population
With a population in 2013 of 39,174,[2] Draguignan has a population density is of 728.1 inhabitants/km2.
The inhabitants of Draguignan are known, in French, as Dracenois (women: Dracenoises).[4]
Sister cities
Draguignan is twinned with:
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Subprefecture of Draguignan
Malmont mountain
Chapelle de l'Observance, Draguignan
Chapelle des Minimes and convent, Draguignan
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