Lorgues

Lorgues
Commune
A general view of the village

Coat of arms
Lorgues
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Lorgues
Coordinates: 43°29′42″N 6°21′40″E / 43.4949°N 6.3612°E / 43.4949; 6.3612Coordinates: 43°29′42″N 6°21′40″E / 43.4949°N 6.3612°E / 43.4949; 6.3612
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Var
Arrondissement Draguignan
Canton Vidauban
Intercommunality Draguignan
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Alemagna
Area1 64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 8,874
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 83072 /83 510
Elevation 70–343 m (230–1,125 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)

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.

Lorgues is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Lorgues is located in the middle of wineries and fields of olive trees. It is in the center of the department of the Var between the Mediterranean Sea and the Gorges du Verdon. The village centre has a very large open-air market every Tuesday for fish, poultry, meat, fruit, vegetables, pastries, clothes and other products, which is very popular with locals, tourists and residents of other nearby villages.

A number of religious buildings, ruins, olive oil mills, and ancient facades appear under the shaded courts and along the winding streets of this town. Bordered by two rivers, with sloping hills and terraced planting, the land around is also full of little hamlets,chapels and varied vegetation. The wine produced in this region has received many awards and is exported to other areas of the world including America and Asia.



It is reached via the A8 motorway (20 km away) or the SNCF Les Arcs-Draguignan railway station (12 km); by air, Toulon-Hyères Airport is 45 minutes away, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport 1 hour, and Marseille Provence Airport 1 hour 30 minutes.

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References

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