Garéoult

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Garéoult
Garéoult coat of arms
Garéoult (France)
Garéoult
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Var
Arrondissement Brignoles
Canton Garéoult (main town)
Community association Communauté de communes du Val d'Issole
Coordinates 43 ° 20 '  N , 6 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 20 '  N , 6 ° 3'  E
height 295-659 m
surface 15.75 km 2
Residents 5,330 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 338 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 83136
INSEE code 83064
Website http://www.ville-gareoult.fr/

Garéoult ( Provence Gareut or Garéut ) is a French municipality with 5330 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Var department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Garéoult in the Arrondissement of Brignoles .

geography

The village is located at an average altitude of 300 m in the valley of the Issole , which crosses the place, in the middle of a wide, fertile plain which in the distant past formed the bottom of a lake. In the municipality of Garéoult there are three springs, Saint Martin , Saint Médard and Clastre . To the northeast of the village, which is surrounded by low hills, lies the extensive wooded area of ​​the Bois communal de Garéoult .

history

The settlement of the municipality in prehistoric times is controversial. In 1988, 90 graves were discovered in the area, which some researchers dated to the Gallo-Roman era , while others consider them to be much younger and assume that the graves date from the Middle Ages . In 1017 the village appears in the sources under the name Guardilis . It belonged to the territory of the Viscounts of Marseille , later to the Abbey of La Celle.

Attractions

  • The church, originally built in Romanesque style, dates from 1045 to 1048. A Provencal campanile was built on the church tower in the middle of the 19th century. The old church was partially demolished at that time. The original stones from the demolition were used to rebuild the church.
  • Around 1500, an animal-powered oil mill was built in the center of Garéoult, but it was not stopped until 1956.
  • The oldest village well, the four seasons well , was built before 1745.