Brignoles (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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of Southeastern

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. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var. It was the summer residence of the counts of

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; their castle dates from the thirteenth century. In 2020, the commune of Brignoles had a population of 17,652.

Population

Notable people

It was the birthplace of: * Antoine Albalat (1856–1935), writer specialising in French literature. * Louis of Toulouse (1274–1297), bishop of

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. * François de Porchères d'Arbaud, (1590–1640), poet * (1768–1821), French soldier. * (1803–1874), poet and author. * Fabrice Hadjadj (born 1971), philosopher and dramatist, teacher at the Lycée Sainte Jeanne d'Arc since 2002. * (born 1965), French film director. * Joseph-Louis Lambot (1814–1887), the inventor of ferro-cement which led to the development of

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. * Catherine Matausch (born 1960), French journalist. * Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born 1990), French actor. * (1944–2009), French musician, died and buried in Brignoles. * Victor Nicolas (1906–1979), French sculptor who created many monuments in nearby departments. * Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704), French painter. * (born 1965), French film director and screenwriter. * François Just Marie Raynouard, (1761–1836) a French dramatist, linguist, writer and philologist.

Sport

* Amy Cissé (born 1969), retired international basketball player. * (born 1955), retired

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player. * Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French footballer. * Patrick Valéry (born 1969), retired footballer.

Twin towns and sister cities

Brignoles is twinned with: * Bruneck, Italy * Groß-Gerau, Germany * Szamotuły, Poland *

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, Belgium

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