Brignoles
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Brignoles (Template:IPA; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var.
It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence; their castle dates from the thirteenth century. In 2020, the commune of Brignoles had a population of 17,652.
Population
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Notable people
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It was the birthplace of:
- Antoine Albalat (1856–1935), writer specialising in French literature.
- Louis of Toulouse (1274–1297), bishop of Toulouse.
- François de Porchères d'Arbaud, (1590–1640), poet
- Template:Ill (1768–1821), French soldier.
- Template:Ill (1803–1874), poet and author.
- Fabrice Hadjadj (born 1971), philosopher and dramatist, teacher at the Lycée Sainte Jeanne d'Arc since 2002.
- Template:Ill (born 1965), French film director.
- Joseph-Louis Lambot (1814–1887), the inventor of ferro-cement which led to the development of reinforced concrete.
- Catherine Matausch (born 1960), French journalist.
- Jean-Baptiste Maunier (born 1990), French actor.
- Template:Ill (1944–2009), French musician, died and buried in Brignoles.
- Victor Nicolas (1906–1979), French sculptor who created many monuments in nearby departments.
- Joseph Parrocel (1646–1704), French painter.
- Template:Ill (born 1965), French film director and screenwriter.
- François Just Marie Raynouard, (1761–1836) a French dramatist, linguist, writer and philologist.
Sport
[edit]- Amy Cissé (born 1969), retired international basketball player.
- Template:Ill (born 1955), retired rugby union player.
- Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French footballer.
- Patrick Valéry (born 1969), retired footballer.
Twin towns and sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Bruneck, Italy
- Template:Flagicon Groß-Gerau, Germany
- Template:Flagicon Szamotuły, Poland
- Template:Flagicon Tielt, Belgium