Le Luc

Le Luc, also Le Luc -en- Provence, is a commune with 9532 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Var department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

Le Luc is situated in the center of the Var area, 5 km from the French motorway A8 La Provencale about half way from Nice to Marseille near the turnoff to Toulon in the south west.

History

In 1019 the location on the Via Aurelia place Luc appears in the populated area in prehistoric times as Lucus in the sources, which means in about sacred forest.

Le Luc stood in the 14th century under the rule of the Lords of Lascaris - Ventimiglia. In the 16th century, this old castle you gave up in Le Luc and replaced them at the foot of the hill a new residence with gardens, which were designed by André Le Nôtre. At the time of the French Revolution, the buildings were converted into a hospital. Today, the plant no longer exists.

The Edict of Nantes allowed the Protestants in Le Luc as one of three towns in Provence, the free exercise of religion, contributing to the economic prosperity of the community.

In July 2003, in Le Luc founded the Franco-German Tiger Army Aviation Training Centre, are formed in the aircrews for combat helicopters Eurocopter Tiger.

Attractions

  • In the center of the 27 meter high, hexagonal Hexagonal tour of the former parish church, Notre -Dame-de -Nazareth from the 16th century and the Campanile of the Tour de l' Horloge tower over the tracery of small streets and alleys, located on the flank of a hill climbs up.
  • The parish church of Notre -Dame- du- Carmel, which was built in the 15th and 16th century in Gothic- Provencal style. As the hexagonal tower and the Pont du Mage of the 15th century, it is classified as a monument historique.
  • The Musée historique du Centre Var in 1662 built Chapelle Ste Anne shows his collection to the local history of dinosaur eggs over made ​​of rhyolite figures from the Stone Age to the recently set bauxite mining.
  • The Stamp Museum Musée du Timbre in the old castle of the Lords of Ventimiglia
  • The automotive testing and Circuit Automobile du Var was built in 1965.
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Draguignan Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Le Luc – Le Cannet Airport Attack helicopter Bell tower Gothic art Paleolithic Ampus Bargemon Callas (Var) Callian (Var) Claviers Cogolin Comps-sur-Artuby Draguignan Fayence Flayosc Gassin Grimaud, Var La Croix-Valmer La Garde-Freinet Le Cannet-des-Maures Le Muy Le Thoronet Les Arcs, Var Lorgues Montauroux Le Plan-de-la-Tour Puget-sur-Argens Ramatuelle Roquebrune-sur-Argens Saint-Tropez Sainte-Maxime Salernes Seillans Tanneron Taradeau Tourrettes, Var Tourtour Trans-en-Provence Vidauban Villecroze
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