La Garde-Freinet
| La Garde-Freinet | ||
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| Commune | ||
.jpg) La Garde-Freinet, seen from the fort | ||
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  La Garde-Freinet Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  La Garde-Freinet | ||
| Coordinates: 43°19′03″N 6°28′12″E / 43.3175°N 6.47°ECoordinates: 43°19′03″N 6°28′12″E / 43.3175°N 6.47°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan | |
| Canton | Le Luc | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2009–2020) | Jean-Jacques Courchet | |
| Area1 | 76.64 km2 (29.59 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 1,761 | |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83063 /83680 | |
| Elevation | 60–674 m (197–2,211 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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La Garde-Freinet (Provençal: La Gàrdia Frainet) is a commune in the Var department in the Côte d'Azur area in southeastern France.
Location
La Garde-Freinet is a medieval French mountain village, located in the Massif des Maures, 15 km northwest of Saint-Tropez. Accessible by picturesque winding roads, through forests of cork, oaks, and chestnuts.
History
The village was the site of Fraxinet, a Moorish settlement of the ninth to tenth centuries.
Sights
Established in the 11th century, the village has preserved its character with its field stone houses, old fashioned street names, and a village square framed with restaurants and local art galleries. From atop old Fort Freinet one can see the plains of Saint-Clément and the Argens valley, all the way to the Alps.
People
- André Pousse (1919 - 2005) French actor
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Garde-Freinet. |
- Tourist Office La Garde Freinet
- Images of La Garde-Freinet (site in French)
