La Farlède
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| Motto : Dou Souléu Tou Bén | ||
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Toulon | |
| Canton | Solliès-Pont | |
| Community association | Vallée du Gapeau | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 10 ' N , 6 ° 3' E | |
| height | 41-640 m | |
| surface | 8.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,083 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,093 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 83210 | |
| INSEE code | 83054 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-lafarlede.fr | |
La Farlède is a French municipality with 9083 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Var in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Solliès-Pont in the arrondissement of Toulon .
geography
La Farlède is located about 15 kilometers from Toulon at the foot of Mont Coudon and Baux-Rouge , on the edge of the wide and fertile Gapeautal .
history
La Farlède was formerly part of the municipality of Solliès , which in 1799 was divided into the municipalities of Solliès-Ville , Solliès-Pont , Solliès-Toucas and Solliès-Farlède .
Attractions
Notre-Dame Church was built between 1751 and 1755 in the Romanesque style. The outer walls are made of stone blocks, the main portal is two-winged made of oak, which was originally intended for the basilica in St Maximin. In the church there is an altarpiece from 1755. 24 years after its completion, the church became a parish church of an independent parish in 1779. The first pastor was the priest, freemason and later constitutional bishop of the Var department in Fréjus Jean-Joseph Rigouard (1735-1800).
Web links
- La Farlède on provenceweb.fr in French
- La Farlède on cartesfrance.fr in French