Draguignan
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan ( sub-prefecture ) | |
| Canton | Draguignan (main town) | |
| Community association | Dracénoise | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 32 ' N , 6 ° 28' E | |
| height | 153-603 m | |
| surface | 53.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 39,340 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 732 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 83300 | |
| INSEE code | 83050 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-draguignan.fr/ | |
Draguignan is a French city in the Var department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . Draguignan is close to the Marseille – Nice railway line and the A 8 motorway ( La Provençale ) and has 39,340 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
The name of the city
The name Draguignan dates back to Roman times. All medieval texts (the oldest dated from 909 ) give its Latin form Dragonianum or Draguinianum with minor variants. Since place names on -anum consistently denote a Gallo-Roman estate that was in the possession of a person whose name is preserved in the first part of the place name, it can be assumed that Draguignan derives from the personal name Draconius - and not, as is rumored by tradition Evidence of the existence of a dragon .
administration
Draguignan is the seat of a sub-prefecture after it was the capital of the Var department until 1974.
military
Draguignan is one of the largest garrisons in the French army. The city is the seat of the Draguignan Military Schools (Écoles militaires de Draguignan [EMD for short]), these are: the French Infantry School (École de l'infanterie) and the French Artillery School (École d'Artillerie). There is also a so-called defense base (Base de défense) and a supply and material base (5e BSMAT). At the military schools in Draguignan there is also a German army liaison staff, which covers the areas of expertise of infantry and artillery and thus makes a contribution to Franco-German cooperation in the military field.
Twin cities
Draguignan has been twinned with the German city of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg since 1989 . Since 2008 there has also been a friendship agreement with the Swiss municipality of Bex in the canton of Vaud .
Attractions
- American War Cemetery ( Operation Dragoon )
- Artillery Museum
- Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions
- Pierre de la Fée (Stone of the Fairy) and other dolmens in the area
- Clock tower
- The municipality is associated with the Verdon Regional Nature Park as an access point .
Dolmen Pierre de la fée from the middle of the 3rd millennium .
Municipal Theater of Draguignan ( Théatre Municipal ).
Draguignan station, which is still officially named after the closure of the Les Arcs - Draguignan section.
Personalities
Individuals related to Draguignan
- Louis Moréri (* 1643; † 1680), encyclopedist , studied in Draguignan
- Maximin Isnard (* 1751/55/58 ?; † 1825), politician during the French Revolution
- François-Juste-Marie Raynouard (* 1761; † 1836), playwright and philologist
- Henri Mulet (* 1878; † 1967), organist and composer, died in Draguignan
- Jean-Marie Auberson (* 1920; † 2004), conductor, died in Draguignan
- Michel Constantin (1924 - 2003), actor, died in Draguignan
- Erich Goldschmidt , French officer († 2010), died in Draguignan
- Philippe Séguin (1943 - 2010), politician, went to school in Draguignan
sons and daughters of the town
Born in Draguignan:
- 1800: Claude Gay , botanist and traveler
- 1817: Hippolyte Mège-Mouriés , chemist
- 1904: Lily Pons , soprano
- 1927: Jean Tordo , jazz musician
- 1947: Alain Connes , mathematician
- 1989: Charlotte Morel , professional triathlete
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