Trans-en-Provence

Trans-en-Provence (French pronunciation: ​[tʁɑ̃s‿ɑ̃ pʁɔvɑ̃s]; Provençal: Tranç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Trans-en-Provence
Commune
The river, bridge and buildings in Trans-en-Provence
Coat of arms
Location of Trans-en-Provence
Trans-en-Provence
Trans-en-Provence
Coordinates: 43°30′15″N 6°29′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonDraguignan
IntercommunalityDraguignan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Caymaris
Area
1
16.99 km2 (6.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,847
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83141 /83720
Elevation100–272 m (328–892 ft)
(avg. 146 m or 479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Trans-en-Provence is famous among the ufologists as the site of an alleged UFO incident called the "Trans-en-Provence Case".

History

The village, which was originally located on St Victor's hill, took the name Trans (Latin: "across") on moving across the river Nartuby. The name appears in 1004, in the proceedings of the cartulary of the Abbey of Saint Victor, Marseille. At the end of the twelfth century, the village came under the authority of the Count of Provence who gave it as a fief in 1200 to Giraud de Villeneuve. From that date until 1789, members of the Villeneuve family were the Lords of Trans. The seigneurial seat was transformed into a château-fort in the 14th century. From that time the village, decimated by the Black Death, expanded with the cultivation of olives. In 1506, Louis de Villeneuve, seigneur de Trans, received the title of marquis from Louis XII, in recompense for his actions in the Italian Wars.

Air well
Air well of Belgian engineer Achille Knapen in Trans-en-Provence.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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