Figanières

Figanières is a commune with 2559 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Var department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

Figanières is located in a wooded hills with wide valleys dominated landscape. Round the village lie the forests Cabre d'Or, La Clue, Saint -Val and Panisse.

History

Archaeological findings document the prehistoric and ancient colonization of the environment. The Dolmen of Cabre d'Or originate from the Neolithic period, at Saint -Pons, Salettes and Buyedoux to Gallo-Roman villages were located. The Via Julia Augusta crossed Salettes.

The name of the place as heitigen Figanera or Figanigra appears in the 11th century for the first time in the sources in 1200 as Figanerie. The place was under the rule of the Counts of Marseille and later to the 17th century, under the Lords of Ventimiglia. In the 16th century the castle was destroyed.

Demographics

At the beginning of the 1960s was Figanières a town with fewer than 500 inhabitants. Through a far- above-average net migration, the population increased until the end of the millennium, in spite of a negative average birth rate in part, to rapidly and exceeded the 2000 inhabitants mark.

Culture and sights

The picturesque medieval town with narrow streets and old fountain located on a hill to the parish church of Saint -Michel, which overlooks the town with its square tower. From the medieval castle of the Lords of Ventimiglia ruins and a gate of the fortress wall still remain.

The votive chapel of Notre- Dame-de- l'Olivier emerged in the 12th century. It is owned by the community. Since 1946, it stands as Inscrit Monument Historique historic monument.

Swell

Ampus | Bagnols -en- Forêt | Bargemon | Bargème | Brenon | Callas | Callian | Cavalaire- sur -Mer | Châteaudouble | Château Vieux | pianoforte | Cogolin | Comps- sur -Artuby | Draguignan | Faience | Figanières | Flayosc | Fréjus | Gassin | Grimaud | La Bastide | La Croix -Valmer | La Garde -Freinet | La Martre | La Motte | La Môle | La Roque- Esclapon | Le Bourguet | Le Cannet -des- Maures | Le Luc | Le Muy | Thoronet | Les Adrets -de- l'Estérel | Les Arcs | Les Mayons | Lorgues | Mons | Montauroux | Montferrat | Le Plan -de- la-Tour | Puget -sur -Argens | Ramatuelle | Rayol- Canadel- sur -Mer | Roquebrune -sur- Argens | Saint -Paul -en- Forêt | Saint Raphael | Saint- Tropez | Sainte -Maxime | Salernes | Seillans | Tanneron | Taradeau | Tourrettes | Tour tour | Trans-en -Provence | Trigance | Fréjus | Villecroze

  • Community in the Var
  • Place in Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur
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