Brignoles

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.

It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence; their castle dates from the thirteenth century.

Population

Notable people

It was the birthplace of:

• Antoine Albalat (1856–1935), writer specialising in French literature.
• Louis of Toulouse (1274–1297), bishop of Toulouse.
• François de Porchères d'Arbaud, (1590–1640), poet
• (1768–1821), French soldier.
• (1803–1874), poet and author.
• Fabrice Hadjadj (born 1971), philosopher and dramatist, teacher at the Lycée Sainte Jeanne d'Arc since 2002.
• (born 1965), French film director.
• Joseph-Louis Lambot (1814–1887), the inventor of ferro-cement which led to the development of reinforced concrete.
• Catherine Matausch (born 1960), French journalist.
• Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born 1990), French actor.
• (1944–2009), French musician, died and buried in Brignoles.
• Victor Nicolas (1906–1979), French sculptor who created many monuments in nearby departments.
• Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704), French painter.
• (born 1965), French film director and screenwriter.
• François Just Marie Raynouard, (1761–1836) a French dramatist, linguist, writer and philologist.

Sport

• Amy Cissé (born 1969), retired international basketball player.
• (born 1955), retired rugby union player.
• Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French footballer.
• Patrick Valéry (born 1969), retired footballer.

Twin towns and sister cities

Brignoles is twinned with:

• Bruneck, Italy
• Groß-Gerau, Germany
• Szamotuły, Poland
• Tielt, Belgium

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

External links

• Official website of Brignoles
• Tourist Office