Tanneron
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan | |
| Canton | Roquebrune-sur-Argens | |
| Community association | Pays de Fayence | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 35 ' N , 6 ° 53' E | |
| height | 11-516 m | |
| surface | 52.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,666 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 83440 | |
| INSEE code | 83133 | |
| Website | http://www.communedetanneron.fr/ | |
Tanneron is a French commune with 1,666 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Var department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Roquebrune-sur-Argens in the Arrondissement of Draguignan .
geography
The place is located in the Tanneron massif named after him, which is generally very sparsely populated and which is geologically shaped by its slate-rich soils. Despite the severe forest fire of 1970, wild mimosas , heather , chestnuts , pines and maquis are crowded together in the sequence of high altitudes .
history
The oppidum of Peygros , located three kilometers northeast of the municipality, is evidence of pre-Roman settlement in the area.
In 1200 the place was first mentioned as Castrum Tannaroni . The name may come from the root word tan , which denotes the bark of chestnut and oak, or it goes back to a pre-European root after which tan stands for mountain. The village belonged to the dominion of Grasse and became an independent municipality in 1825 when it was separated from Callian .
The construction of the Lac de Saint-Cassien dam made tourism more important.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Residents | 512 | 525 | 586 | 808 | 1,157 | 1,307 | 1,473 |
Culture and sights
- The medieval votive chapel Notre-Dame de Peygros , located below the village, was renovated in 1980.
- The Puits couvert are characteristic, covered fountains in Tanneron.
- The recently restored Saint-Cassien chapel on the banks of the Siagne was built in the 12th century. It was under the Lérins Abbey .
- The Tour Carrée has stood near the Saint-Cassien chapel since the 9th century .
- The Forêt de mimosas is the largest mimosa forest in Europe.
- According to legend, behind the huge, round rock “Lou Bau Reddoun” hides the realm of the golden goat, the keeper of the treasures of Provence.
- The Saut de la Siagne is a small waterfall on the Siagne.
- The Mémorial des Sapeurs Pompiers du Tanneron * commemorates the firefighters who were killed in a fire in 1985
Personalities
- The family of the writer Martin Gray was killed in a forest fire in Tanneron in 1970.
