La Cadière-d'Azur | |
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 The town hall of La Cadière-d'Azur | |
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| Coordinates:43°11′48″N5°45′23″E / 43.1967°N 5.7564°E /43.1967; 5.7564 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | CA Sud Sainte Baume |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | René Jourdan[1] |
Area 1 | 37.42 km2 (14.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,657 |
| • Density | 151.2/km2 (391.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83027 /83740 |
| Dialling codes | 0494 |
| Elevation | 23–460 m (75–1,509 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Cadière-d'Azur (French pronunciation:[lakadjɛʁdazyʁ];Occitan:La Cadiera de Provença) is acommune in theVardepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion in southeasternFrance.
It is situated north-west ofToulon next toLe Castellet andSaint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
La Cadière-d'Azur was first recorded in 993.[3]The village was a Seigneurie of the Viscounts of Marseille, and later of the Abbey of St-Victor.There has also been evidence of Roman dwelling in the village with quite a few Gallo-Roman vestiges being discovered in the region, including several Roman fountains.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,589 | — |
| 1975 | 2,044 | +3.66% |
| 1982 | 2,410 | +2.38% |
| 1990 | 3,139 | +3.36% |
| 1999 | 4,239 | +3.39% |
| 2007 | 5,151 | +2.47% |
| 2012 | 5,448 | +1.13% |
| 2017 | 5,550 | +0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
The village is on a hilltop that overlooks a lot of the Bandol vineyards.
The village still has 3 remaining medieval Gate Doors, which are the Porte St-Jean (built-in January 1561), Porte de la Colle, and the Porte Mazarine, in the ancient medieval walls. Two other older medieval buildings of the village are the Tour de l'Horloge with a 16th-century campanile and the 16th-century St-André church which features a tall hexagonal clock tower.[4]
The village has a museum of the local area, a post office, a cemetery, and several shops and cafes.
La Cadière-d'Azur is surrounded byvineyards and is part of theCôtes de ProvenceAppellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) ofBandol.
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