Lorgues

Lorgues
A general view of the village A general view of the village
Coat of arms of Lorgues Coat of arms
Lorgues
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Lorgues
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Lorgues
Intercommunality	Draguignan
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Alemagna
Area1	64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	8,874
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83072 / 83 510
Elevation	70–343 m (230–1,125 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 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.

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

Lorgues is located in the middle of wineries and fields of olive trees. It is in the center of the department of the Var between the Mediterranean Sea and the Gorges du Verdon.

It is reached via freeway A8 (20 km) or the SNCF train station of Les Arcs-Draguignan (12 km); by air, Toulon Airport is 45 minutes away, Nice Airport 1 hour, and Marignane airport 1 hour 30 minutes.

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Lorgues Memory and Patrimony: [1]

See also: Lorgues Memory and Patrimony : [2]