Roquebrune-sur-Argens
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Commune of Roquebrune-sur-Argens |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Le Muy |
| Mayor | Luc Jousse (UMP) |
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| Elevation | 1 m–373 m (avg. 13m) |
| Land area¹ | 106,10 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
11540 |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 83107/ 83520 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Roquebrune-sur-Argens is a commune in the Var département in southeastern France, not far from cities as Draguignan and Fréjus. 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.
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[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, were found near La Bouverie, in caves.
[edit] Economy
- Tourism
- Vineyard, and horticulture
- Harbour (with a maritime link to Saint-Tropez harbour).
- 2 industries areas
- National Water Skiing Center
[edit] Place to see
- the thousand year old village, with many chapels.
- fishpond (2 thousand year old)
- local museum of history
- Le Blavet gorge
[edit] References
- This article draws on the corresponding article in the French Wikipedia, accessed 09 September 2006.
[edit] External links
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