Bagnols-en-ForÃªt

Bagnols -en- Forêt ( Provence Banhòus or Bagnòu ) is a commune with 2503 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Var department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

Bagnols -en- Forêt is situated on foothills of the Esterel. Its name reflects its location reflected in a more than 4290 hectares of extensive forest area. In administrative terms, the community is associated with the canton, 18 km away town of Fréjus.

Climate

Bagnols -en- Forêt enjoys especially in the transitional period, a very pleasant climate. The winters can be harsh and cold in the lower part of the village and in the valley, in the summer months there are the maximum temperatures sometimes exceeding 35 ° C usually very dry and hot. The upper is a hamlet situated on slopes between forest and sea, resulting in a micro-climate that corresponds to the Côte d' Azur in its gentleness and serenity. The plateau with oaks and pines trees covered guaranteed good moisture conditions, so there is little risk of forest fires and rare water shortage in the town.

History

Since the year 909 is assigned to documents in the Cluny Abbey, the existence of the place.

In the 11th century, today protected as a monument historique chapel of Saint- Denis was built on the foundations of a Gallo- Roman villa. A fresco from the time of the chapel, the re- occupation of the site dar. According to documents in the Lérins monastery Castrum de Banholis was destroyed in 1392. 80 years later, let Urban of Fliscom, who was appointed by Pope Sixtus IV to the bishop of Fréjus, thirty families from Pieve di Teco in Italy - now twinned the community - settle in Bagnols -en- Forêt, which was one of his domains.

The chapel of Notre -Dame was built on the foundations of a ruined Gallo- Roman villa of the first century. Notre -Dame was built in 1560, since 1729 the inhabitants Bagnols celebrate the Virgin Mary with a procession to the chapel.

The Chapel of Saint -Antoine was born in 1660 at a place called the Baths. A source stream flows through the surrounding district. The chapel Sainte -Anne has just been donated in 1654 by Jean Vigneron, who thus Louis XIV wanted to thank for the preservation of French nationality.

The parish church of Saint -Antonin in 1704 at the highest point of the town built on the site of a former chapel, which was dedicated to the same saint.

The Town Hall

A street in the village

Twinning

Bagnols -en- Forêt maintains since 1990 a city partnership with Pieve di Teco in the Italian province of Imperia.

Population

Source: INSEE, accessed on 3 February 2011

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

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