La Garde-Freinet (French pronunciation: ​[la ɡaʁd fʁɛnɛ]; Provençal: La Gàrdia Frainet) is a commune in the Var department in the Côte d'Azur area in southeastern France.

La Garde-Freinet
Commune
La Garde-Freinet, seen from the fort
Coat of arms
Location of La Garde-Freinet
La Garde-Freinet Show map of France La Garde-Freinet Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°19′03″N 6°28′12″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Le Luc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thomas Dombry
Area 1	76.64 km2 (29.59 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,847
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Location

La Garde-Freinet is a medieval French mountain village, located in the Massif des Maures, 15 km northwest of Saint-Tropez. It is accessible via picturesque winding roads that run 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.

People

• André Pousse (1919 - 2005) French actor

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Garde-Freinet.

• Tourist Office La Garde Freinet
• Images of La Garde-Freinet (site in French)

На других языках

[ru] Ла-Гард-Френе