Lorgues

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

Lorgues
Commune
A general view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Lorgues
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Coordinates: 43°29′42″N 6°21′40″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Vidauban
Intercommunality	Draguignan
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Alemagna
Area 1	64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	8,990
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83072 /83 510
Elevation	70–343 m (230–1,125 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lorgues is located in the middle of wineries and fields of olive trees. It is in the center of the department of the Var between the Mediterranean Sea and the Gorges du Verdon. The village centre has a very large open-air market every Tuesday for fish, poultry, meat, fruit, vegetables, pastries, clothes and other products, which is very popular with locals, tourists and residents of other nearby villages.

A number of religious buildings, ruins, olive oil mills, and ancient facades appear under the shaded courts and along the winding streets of the town. Bordered by two rivers, with sloping hills and terraced planting, the land around is also full of little hamlets, chapels and varied vegetation. The wine produced in this region has received many awards and is exported to other areas of the world including America and Asia.

It is reached via the A8 motorway (20 km away) or the SNCF Les Arcs-Draguignan railway station (12 km); by air, Toulon-Hyères Airport is 45 minutes away, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport 1 hour, and Marseille Provence Airport 1 hour 30 minutes.