Seillons-Source-d'Argens
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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 ° 30 ' N , 5 ° 53' E | |
| height | 263-580 m | |
| surface | 25.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,468 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 98 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 83470 | |
| INSEE code | 83125 | |
| Website | www.mairie-de-seillons.fr | |
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Seillons-Source-d'Argens is a French commune with 2,468 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
In the midst of vineyards, Seillons-Source-d'Argens rises on a 388 m high hill above the plain originally defined by far moorland. From the place you have a clear view of the Massif de la Sainte-Baume , the Montagne Sainte-Victoire and the Alps . A few kilometers from the village is the source of the Argens .
history
Traces of agricultural use from the Iron Age have been found in the village of La Rouvière . The settlement is documented until the early Christian period.
In 1013 the place was first mentioned under the name Sillonem . It was under the rule of the Counts of Marseilles, and later those of Agoult .
After Seillons was destroyed during the Huguenot Wars , it was rebuilt by Elzéar d'Agoult and the Grimaldi family , who owned it until the Revolution.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 292 | 295 | 309 | 397 | 844 | 1,610 | 2.115 | 2,468 |
Culture and sights
- Wash house
- Tower of the castle
- Source of evil
economy
In addition to viticulture, the cultivation of olives, grain and vegetables characterize agricultural production.
Parish partnership
The partner municipality of Seillons-Source-d'Argens is the Italian municipality of Santa Luce in Tuscany .
