Pignans

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City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pignans is a commune in the Var department in the Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.

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

Gaspard Bouis

French criminal (1757-1781)

Honoré-Nicolas-Marie Duveyrier

French politician and jurist (1753-1839)

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Louis François Auguste Souleyet

French zoologist and naval surgeon (1811–1852)

Hubert Falco

French politician

J

Jean-Baptiste de Monier du Castellet

J

Jean V de Pontevès

Jules Gérard

French explorer (1817–1864)

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Loup Durand

French screenwriter and writer (1933–1995)

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Patrick Bruzzichessi

French association football player

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Robert Blanc

French association football player (1944-1992)

Victor Quintius Thouron

French poet (1794–1872)

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Nadine Cochand

French sprinter

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Henri Julien

French racing car driver and Formula One team owner (1927-2013)

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Emmanuel Lauret

French and Provencal painter (1809–1882)

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Charles Ravel

French wheelwright, Communist mayor of Puget-Ville (1935-1940, 1944-1947)

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François Lauret

French and Provencal painter

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

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Besse-sur-Issole
  4.2 mi away · pop. 3,095
• Les Mayons
  6.5 mi away · pop. 629
• Rocbaron
  7 mi away · pop. 5,422
• Le Luc-en-Provence
  7.6 mi away · pop. 11,053
• Le Cannet-des-Maures
  8.3 mi away · pop. 4,592
• Cabasse
  8.6 mi away · pop. 1,951
• Garéoult
  9.4 mi away · pop. 5,322
• Vins-sur-Caramy
  10.1 mi away · pop. 930
• Néoules
  10.9 mi away · pop. 2,925
• Le Thoronet
  11 mi away · pop. 2,613
• La Celle
  11.4 mi away · pop. 1,592
• Le Val
  12.3 mi away · pop. 4,270

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

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-10-18

Radiated Wolf Spider

Hogna radiata

Seen 2026-10-18

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-10-18

Neglected Rustic

Xestia castanea

Seen 2026-10-18

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Seen 2026-10-17

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

Seen 2026-10-17

Canthophorus melanopterus

Canthophorus melanopterus

Seen 2026-10-17

Red-bellied Jumping Spider

Philaeus chrysops

Seen 2026-10-17

Cleopatra Butterfly

Gonepteryx cleopatra

Seen 2026-10-17

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

Official Identifiers