Rians (Var)
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles | |
| Canton | Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume | |
| Community association | Provence Verdon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 36 ' N , 5 ° 45' E | |
| height | 291-651 m | |
| surface | 96.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,232 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 83560 | |
| INSEE code | 83104 | |
| Website | mairie-rians.fr | |
Rians is a French commune with 4,232 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Var department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in the Arrondissement of Brignoles .
geography
Rians is the westernmost municipality in the Var department. It extends over a wide, wooded area and three broad valleys. Rians is the capital of a canton that borders on several departments: in the north to the department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence , in the west to the department Bouches-du-Rhône and in between on a border only a few hundred meters long to the department Vaucluse . Rians is close to the Massif de la Sainte-Baume , the Sainte-Victoire mountains , the Pays d'Aix and the lakes of the Verdon .
history
The name of the village appears for the first time in sources from the 11th century. At that time it was called Riannum or Rianz . Originally it was a fiefdom of the chapter of Saint-Sauveur. In 1348 Queen Joan I handed the village over to Raymond d'Agoult . Later it was part of the rule of Valbelle and Castellane . During the construction of the Saint-Laurent church, the lifeless body of a woman from the Fabri family was found in a very good state of preservation. She was venerated like a saint, her body decayed after it was taken to the penitential chapel.
Personalities
- Rians is the home of the mystic Antoine Yvan , who lived in the 16th century.
Web links
- Official website (French)