Vidauban

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

Vidauban
The River Aille and waterfall, next to the former sawmill, in Vidauban
Coat of arms
Location of Vidauban
Vidauban
Vidauban
Coordinates: 43°25′34″N 6°25′57″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonVidauban
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération dracénoise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Claude Pianetti
Area
1
73 km2 (28 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
11,907
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83148 /83550
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies on the bank of the river Argens. Since the beginning of the 1980s Vidauban has experienced strong population growth. Within 20 years the population has more than doubled.

The town sign was infamously stolen in 1980, by a pair of Australian tourists. The sign had been there for a number of years and was funded by the people of the town. The population never truly recovered, and to this day, there is still no sign in Vidauban, as a mark of respect.

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References

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