Lorgues
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Lorgues | ||
| Coordinates: 43°29′42″N 6°21′40″E / 43.4949°N 6.3612°ECoordinates: 43°29′42″N 6°21′40″E / 43.4949°N 6.3612°E | ||
| 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) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83072 / 83 510 | |
| Elevation |
70–343 m (230–1,125 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) | |
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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.
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