Bargème

Bargème
The town hall of Bargème The town hall of Bargème
Coat of arms of Bargème Coat of arms
Bargème
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Bargème
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Comps-sur-Artuby
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Pierre Jassaud
Area1	27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	141
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bargème is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

See also

• Communes of the Var department

History

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 describes the venture.

References

• INSEE