La Garde-Freinet

La Garde-Freinet

La Garde-Freinet, seen from the fort

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La Garde-Freinet

Coordinates: 43°19′03″N 6°28′12″E / 43.3175°N 6.47°E / 43.3175; 6.47Coordinates: 43°19′03″N 6°28′12″E / 43.3175°N 6.47°E / 43.3175; 6.47
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Var
Arrondissement Draguignan
Canton Grimaud
Government
  Mayor (20092020) Jean-Jacques Courchet
Area1 76.64 km2 (29.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 1,761
  Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 83063 / 83680
Elevation 60–674 m (197–2,211 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Garde-Freinet is a commune in the Var department in the Côte d'Azur area in southeastern France.

Location

La Garde-Freinet is a medieval French mountain village, located in the Massif des Maures, 15 km northwest of Saint-Tropez. Accessible by picturesque winding roads, through forests of cork, oaks, and chestnuts.

History

The village was the site of Fraxinet, a Moorish settlement of the ninth to tenth centuries.

Sights

Established in the 11th century, the village has preserved its character with its field stone houses, old fashioned street names, and a village square framed with restaurants and local art galleries. From atop old Fort Freinet one can see the plains of Saint-Clément and the Argens valley, all the way to the Alps.

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