Taradeau
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan | |
| Canton | Vidauban | |
| Community association | Dracénoise | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 26' E | |
| height | 44-259 m | |
| surface | 17.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,803 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 104 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 83460 | |
| INSEE code | 83134 | |
 Mairie Taradeau |
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Taradeau ( Provençal: Taradèu ) is a French municipality with 1803 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Var department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Vidauban in the Arrondissement of Draguignan .
geography
Taradeau is a town in the central Var, known for its vineyards. The municipality is on the D10 that connects Les Arcs with Lorgues . It is nested in the narrow valley exit of the Florièye , a tributary of the Argens . Taradeau goes back to a Gallo-Roman settlement that was connected to the Via Aurelia .
The place is close to the A8 motorway (12 km), the SNCF train station Les Arcs-sur-Argens (6 km) and the RN 7.
history
In the district of Taradeau existed in the first century BC A Celtic-Ligurian settlement. The remains of a fortified oppidum were found in 1969 on the ledge overlooking the town.
It is first mentioned in a document as Taradel in 1131. The Castrum de Taradello is mentioned in documents around the year 1200. A somewhat later document documents the rights of the Count of Provence in 1252.
At the beginning of the 15th century the place was uninhabited. Control of the newly emerging settlement was shared by five families in the 17th century, including the Puget and Commandaire families. The castle was besieged by Raymond de Turenne and later by Charles V.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 367 | 421 | 535 | 774 | 1151 | 1619 | 1685 | 1803 |
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At the end of the 20th century, Taradeau, like many other municipalities in the region, recorded strong population growth. From 1962 to the turn of the millennium, the population increased from less than 400 to over 1600 people. The place owes its growth solely to a strong influx, as the birth rate was negative for almost the entire period.
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with Röhrmoos in Bavaria.
Culture and sights
Historic sites
In the Le Castrum remnants called the former fortified village on a hill to the east of the village are, among others, one as historique monument protected 24 m high watchtower from the 13th century and the chapel Saint-Martin , between the 11th and 12th centuries originated. It is protected as an Inscrit Monument Historique and was renovated in 1993.
Museums
The Musée provençal et folklorique shows exhibitions on Provencal tradition and folklore.
