Brignoles (; ) is a
commune in the
Var department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
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of Southeastern
France
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. Alongside
Draguignan, it is one of two
subprefectures in Var.
It was the summer residence of the
counts of
Provence
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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:
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Antoine Albalat (1856–1935), writer specialising in French literature.
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Louis of Toulouse (1274–1297), bishop of
Toulouse
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.
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François de Porchères d'Arbaud, (1590–1640), poet
* (1768–1821), French soldier.
* (1803–1874), poet and author.
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Fabrice Hadjadj (born 1971), philosopher and dramatist, teacher at the Lycée Sainte Jeanne d'Arc since 2002.
* (born 1965), French film director.
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Joseph-Louis Lambot (1814–1887), the inventor of
ferro-cement which led to the development of
reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete or ferro-concrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength or ...
.
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Catherine Matausch (born 1960), French journalist.
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Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born 1990), French actor.
* (1944–2009), French musician, died and buried in Brignoles.
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Victor Nicolas (1906–1979), French sculptor who created many monuments in nearby departments.
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Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704), French painter.
* (born 1965), French film director and screenwriter.
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François Just Marie Raynouard, (1761–1836) a French dramatist, linguist, writer and philologist.
Sport
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Amy Cissé (born 1969), retired international basketball player.
* (born 1955), retired
rugby union
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player.
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Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French footballer.
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Patrick Valéry (born 1969), retired footballer.
Twin towns and sister cities
Brignoles is
twinned with:
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Bruneck, Italy
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Groß-Gerau, Germany
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Szamotuły, Poland
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Tielt
Tielt (; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Tielt proper and the villages of Aarsele, Kanegem, and Schuiferskapelle.
History
Some traces of Gallo-Roman occupation hav ...
, Belgium
See also
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Communes of the Var department
The following is a list of the 153 Communes of France, communes of the Var (department), Var Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025 ...
References
External links
Official website of Brignoles
Tourist Office*
{{Authority control
Communes of Var (department)
Var communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
French Riviera
Subprefectures in France