La Roquebrussanne
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles | |
| Canton | Garéoult | |
| Community association | Communauté de communes du Val d'Issole | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 20 ′ N , 5 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 311-827 m | |
| surface | 37.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,455 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 83136 | |
| INSEE code | 83108 | |
La Roquebrussanne is a French commune with 2,455 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
La Roquebrussanne is 30 kilometers north of Toulon and ten kilometers southwest of Brignoles on the edge of a broad, agricultural plain formed by the river valleys of the Late (later Issole ) and the Caramy . In the west, the plain is bounded by ridges that rise to a height of 700 m. In the north the mountains of La Loube tower over the valley with 832 m.
Personalities
Jean-Baptiste Reboul (1862–1926), French chef, was born in La Roquebrussanne. He is the author of the cookbook The Provençal Cook ( La cuisinière Provençale ) published in 1897 . The cookbook includes 1,120 simple and complete recipes and 365 menus for every day of the year. Frédéric Mistral asked Reboul to add the Provencal names of the dishes to the recipes , since the sixth edition these have been part of the work. The cookbook is still in demand today and is always being reprinted.
