Bargème

Bargème is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Bargème
Commune
The town hall of Bargème
Coat of arms
Location of Bargème
Bargème
Bargème
Coordinates: 43°43′51″N 6°34′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonFlayosc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Gérard[1]
Area
1
27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
217
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83010 /83840
Elevation824–1,589 m (2,703–5,213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

History

In 1949 Evelyn Watts, an English social worker, with a friend set up a home in Bargème for disadvantaged children to recover their strength and confidence in a healthy climate. Her book Castle on a Hill[3] describes the venture.

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Watts, Evelyn. Castle on a Hill Archived August 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Online Originals, 2012. ISBN 1-84045-045-2


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