Brignoles

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Brignoles

Total population

17,664

Elevation190 m

Land area70.53 km²

Coordinates43.41°, 6.06°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Brignoles is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Louis of Toulouse

French Catholic bishop and saint

Margaret of Provence

Queen of France 1234-1270

Victor Nicolas

French sculptor (1906–1979)

Jean-Baptiste Maunier

French singer and actor

Joseph-Louis Lambot

French materials scientist (1814–1887)

François Just Marie Raynouard

French writer (1761-1836)

Jean-Jacques Marcel

French association football player (1931-2014)

F

François de Porchères d'Arbaud

French poet (1590-1640)

Joseph Parrocel

French painter (1646-1704)

J

Jean-Jacques Jauffret

French actor

Alain Bergala

French film director

Alexandre Blanc

French politician (1874-1924)

A

Amy Cissé

French basketball player (born 1969)

A

Antoine Albalat

French writer and literary critic (1856–1935)

B

Bruno Calegari

French football player

C

Catherine Matausch

French journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• La Celle
  1.3 mi away · pop. 1,592
• Le Val
  2.3 mi away · pop. 4,270
• Les Censiès
  3.1 mi away
• Vins-sur-Caramy
  4.5 mi away · pop. 930
• Châteauvert
  6.7 mi away · pop. 146
• Besse-sur-Issole
  7 mi away · pop. 3,095
• Cabasse
  8.1 mi away · pop. 1,951
• Seillons-Source-d'Argens
  10.8 mi away · pop. 2,617
• Barjols
  10.9 mi away · pop. 3,006
• Entrecasteaux
  11.8 mi away · pop. 1,127
• Le Thoronet
  12.5 mi away · pop. 2,613
• Fox-Amphoux
  12.6 mi away · pop. 486

Browse all places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Ladder Snake

Zamenis scalaris

Seen 2026-09-19

Red Odontites

Odontites vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-14

Mediterranean Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata

Seen 2026-09-14

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

Seen 2026-09-14

Zonites algirus

Zonites algirus

Seen 2026-09-13

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Seen 2026-09-13

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-09-13

Shuttle-shaped Dart

Agrotis puta

Seen 2026-09-12

Vestal

Rhodometra sacraria

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers