Bargème | |
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Coordinates: 43°43′51″N 6°34′25″E / 43.7308°N 6.5736°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Var |
Arrondissement | Draguignan |
Canton | Flayosc |
Intercommunality | CA Dracénie Provence Verdon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Gérard [1] |
Area 1 | 27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 221 |
• Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
83010 /83840 |
Elevation | 824–1,589 m (2,703–5,213 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bargème (French pronunciation: [baʁʒɛm]; Occitan: Bargema) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
In 1949 Evelyn Watts, an English social worker, with a friend set up a home in Bargème for disadvantaged children to recover their strength and confidence in a healthy climate. Her book Castle on a Hill [3] describes the venture.
Bargème | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 43°43′51″N 6°34′25″E / 43.7308°N 6.5736°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Var |
Arrondissement | Draguignan |
Canton | Flayosc |
Intercommunality | CA Dracénie Provence Verdon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Gérard [1] |
Area 1 | 27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 221 |
• Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
83010 /83840 |
Elevation | 824–1,589 m (2,703–5,213 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bargème (French pronunciation: [baʁʒɛm]; Occitan: Bargema) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
In 1949 Evelyn Watts, an English social worker, with a friend set up a home in Bargème for disadvantaged children to recover their strength and confidence in a healthy climate. Her book Castle on a Hill [3] describes the venture.