Entrecasteaux
Entrecasteaux Entrecasteus, Entrecastèu |
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region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
Department | Var | |
Arrondissement | Brignoles | |
Canton | Brignoles | |
Community association | Communauté de communes Comté de Provence | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 31 ' N , 6 ° 15' E | |
height | 97-354 m | |
surface | 32.11 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,123 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 83570 | |
INSEE code | 83051 | |
View of the Entrecasteaux Castle |
Entrecasteaux ( Occitan : Entrecasteus , Provence : Entrecastèu ) is in the Var department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur located French municipality with 1123 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) that the Municipal Association Comte de Provence counts. The village of the same name, which forms the center of the municipality, is known for its castle and its gardens designed by André Le Nôtre .
geography
Entrecasteaux is located in a region called Provence Verte in the valley of the Bresque , a tributary of the Argens . Carcès , Cotignac , Lorgues and Salernes are each 5–10 km away as the immediate neighbors, the regional center Draguignan is about 20 km to the east.
history
The name of the place Entrecasteaux, which means “between castles”, goes back to its location between the medieval fortifications of Pardigon, Riforan and Salgues. Entrecasteaux itself was originally surrounded by stone walls, under whose protection a village developed from the 10th century. The first known written mention took place in 1012 as Intercastra in the Cartulaire of the Saint-Victor monastery in Marseille .
In the 11th century, Entrecasteaux became a county of the Castellane family , followed by the Counts of Grignan in the 14th century . From 1670 they had the Entrecasteaux Castle built on the basis of an existing castle, the outdoor facilities of which were designed by André Le Nôtre . Among the residents of the castle in the 18th century was the navigator and explorer Joseph Bruny d'Entrecasteaux , whose family had acquired the Entrecasteaux fief in 1713. After the fiefdom was given up, the castle changed hands several times and is now privately owned, but accessible to tourists.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
Residents | 508 | 483 | 472 | 527 | 709 | 863 | 1,016 | 1.105 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ L'historique d 'Entrecasteaux ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Syndicat d'Initiative d'Entrecasteaux
- ↑ Description of Entrecasteaux on the ProvenceBeyond website