Arrondissement of Draguignan

Draguignan
Arrondissement
Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°32′N 6°28′E / 43.53°N 6.47°E / 43.53; 6.47
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
No. of communes54
SubprefectureDraguignan
Area
2,220.8 km2 (857.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
323,222
 • Density146/km2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE code831

The arrondissement of Draguignan (French: arrondissement de Draguignan, [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃ də dʁaɡiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: arrondiment de Draguinhan) is an arrondissement of France in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 54 communes.[2] Its population is 316,136 (2021), and its area is 2,220.8 km2 (857.5 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Draguignan, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel (83001)
  2. Ampus (83003)
  3. Les Arcs (83004)
  4. Bagnols-en-Forêt (83008)
  5. Bargème (83010)
  6. Bargemon (83011)
  7. La Bastide (83013)
  8. Le Bourguet (83020)
  9. Brenon (83022)
  10. Callas (83028)
  11. Callian (83029)
  12. Cavalaire-sur-Mer (83036)
  13. Châteaudouble (83038)
  14. Châteauvieux (83040)
  15. Claviers (83041)
  16. Cogolin (83042)
  17. Comps-sur-Artuby (83044)
  18. La Croix-Valmer (83048)
  19. Draguignan (83050)
  20. Fayence (83055)
  21. Figanières (83056)
  22. Flayosc (83058)
  23. Fréjus (83061)
  24. La Garde-Freinet (83063)
  25. Gassin (83065)
  26. Grimaud (83068)
  27. Lorgues (83072)
  28. La Martre (83074)
  29. La Môle (83079)
  30. Mons (83080)
  31. Montauroux (83081)
  32. Montferrat (83082)
  33. La Motte (83085)
  34. Le Muy (83086)
  35. Le Plan-de-la-Tour (83094)
  36. Puget-sur-Argens (83099)
  37. Ramatuelle (83101)
  38. Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (83152)
  39. Roquebrune-sur-Argens (83107)
  40. La Roque-Esclapon (83109)
  41. Saint-Antonin-du-Var (83154)
  42. Sainte-Maxime (83115)
  43. Saint-Paul-en-Forêt (83117)
  44. Saint-Raphaël (83118)
  45. Saint-Tropez (83119)
  46. Salernes (83121)
  47. Seillans (83124)
  48. Sillans-la-Cascade (83128)
  49. Tanneron (83133)
  50. Taradeau (83134)
  51. Tourrettes (83138)
  52. Trans-en-Provence (83141)
  53. Trigance (83142)
  54. Vidauban (83148)

History

The arrondissement of Draguignan was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Var, it received two communes from the arrondissement of Brignoles, and it lost six communes to the arrondissement of Brignoles.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Draguignan were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Callas
  2. Comps-sur-Artuby
  3. Draguignan
  4. Fayence
  5. Fréjus
  6. Grimaud
  7. Lorgues
  8. Le Luc
  9. Le Muy
  10. Saint-Raphaël
  11. Saint-Tropez
  12. Salernes

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021: 83 Var" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Historique du Var
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 17–21. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  6. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 83 Var" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.