Roquebrune-sur-Argens
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| Commune of Roquebrune-sur-Argens Image:Roquebrune-sur-argens.jpg Picture from Roquebrune-sur-argens |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 6,63 |
| Latitude | 43,43 |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Le Muy |
| Mayor | Luc Jousse (UMP) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 1 m–373 m (avg. 13m) |
| Land area¹ | 106,10 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
11540 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83107/ 83520 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Roquebrune-sur-Argens is a commune in the Var département in southeastern France. It consists of three smaller villages: the village of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, La Bouverie and Les Issambres. It is home to the French National Water Ski Training Site.
[edit] History
History of Roquebrune sur Argens began around 983, for the oldest part of this village.
But, signs of humans being, called Homo Bouverian, dated from pre-History, was finded near La Bouverie, in caves.
[edit] References
- This article draws on the corresponding article in the French Wikipedia, accessed 09 September 2006.
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