Le Castellet (Var)
Le Castellet is a commune with 4022 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Var department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.
Geography
Le Castellet is located in the southern foothills of the Massif de la Sainte -Baume on a wooded ridge above ordered with vineyards and olive groves, terraces. North of the village rises the 447 m high Roche Redonne.
Attractions
- The old center Le Castellet Village, with its winding streets is on the apex of a hill. From there you can enjoy a nice view over the Massif de la Sainte -Baume to the north.
- The Romanesque parish church dates from the 12th century. The ceiling of the nave is only slightly arched, the apse has a semi- spherical vault.
- The church of Saint Sauveur des Templars, also dates from the 12th century: The apse was built on the remains of an old tower. In the church there are beautiful wood paneling.
- The medieval castle in Castellet Village was built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 15th century. It impresses with its facade, the portico and beautiful, wrought iron railings.
- The test and Circuit Paul Ricard.
Personalities
- Marcel Pagnol filmed his movie " The Baker's Wife " in Le Castellet.
- Paul Ricard built the Circuit Paul Ricard, which runs through the town.
Twinning
The Municipality of Le Castellet has since 1978 partnered with Herrischried in Baden- Württemberg. Since 1989, the partnership with Or Akiva is cultivated in Israel.
Economy
In the south of Le Castellet in the Val d' Aren ( Sandtal ) located quarry, which extends for several kilometers across the territory of three municipalities Le Castellet, Bandol and Le Évenos is recovered sand.
Vineyards, olive trees and vegetable plantations characterize the agricultural areas of the municipality. Some wines are among the AOCs, Bandol and Côtes de Provence. The olive oil is pressed from an oil cooperative. In addition to wine and olive oil Le Castellet is also known for its honey production.
Since 1962, Le Castellet also gained through the development of an airport in economic performance, what with the completion of the expansion of the complex Aéroport International du Castellet together with the Circuit Paul Ricard still reinforced. Circuit Paul Ricard is a modern racing, test and test track, which is very time used by many racing teams, car and motorcycle manufacturers as well as car accessories manufacturers. This leads to an insufficient utilization of the airport, hotels and restaurants in this complex. To test times and test drives of the automotive industry, the entry into the race track area for visitors is not possible because of the risk of industrial espionage.
Traffic
Le Castellet is off road A50 technically well developed over the 3 km northeast trending d8n, as well as the 2.5 km southeast extending D559b and 3.0 km south running D66 as well as the local connection to the motorway.
About a station Le Castellet has not.
The Castellet belonging to the local territory airport is 12 km north.