{"id":3953,"date":"2026-10-14T10:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/?p=3953"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:50:36","slug":"brignoles-est-la-capitale-de-la-provence-verte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laurensoff.com\/wordpress\/brignoles-est-la-capitale-de-la-provence-verte\/","title":{"rendered":"Situ\u00e9e au c\u0153ur du d\u00e9partement du Var, Brignoles est la capitale de la Provence Verte"},"content":{"rendered":"

Situ\u00e9e au c\u0153ur du d\u00e9partement du Var, <\/span>Brignoles<\/span><\/b> est la capitale de la <\/span>Provence Verte<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le maire de Brignoles est <\/span>Didier Br\u00e9mond<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il exerce ses fonctions de maire depuis 2017 et cumule \u00e9galement la pr\u00e9sidence de la <\/span>Communaut\u00e9 d’Agglom\u00e9ration de la Provence Verte<\/span><\/b> ainsi que la pr\u00e9sidence de l’<\/span>Association des maires du Var<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Situation g\u00e9ographique<\/span><\/h3>\n

Brignoles s’\u00e9tablit dans une vaste plaine arros\u00e9e par le Carami (un affluent de l’Argens) et travers\u00e9e par la c\u00e9l\u00e8bre rivi\u00e8re ainsi que par des axes historiques majeurs comme l’ancienne voie Aur\u00e9lienne et la non moins c\u00e9l\u00e8bre Nationale 7. G\u00e9ographiquement, la ville occupe un carrefour strat\u00e9gique \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s \u00e0 \u00e9gale distance d’Aix-en-Provence, de Marseille, de Toulon et de Draguignan.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Histoire<\/span><\/h3>\n

L’histoire de Brignoles est riche et jalonn\u00e9e de grandes p\u00e9riodes :<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Antiquit\u00e9 :<\/span><\/b> D’abord occup\u00e9e d\u00e8s le N\u00e9olithique et par les Celto-Ligures, la localit\u00e9 prend de l’essor gr\u00e2ce au passage de la <\/span>Via Aurelia<\/span><\/i> (la voie romaine), qui favorise le commerce et la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Moyen \u00c2ge :<\/span><\/b> C’est l’\u00e2ge d’or de la cit\u00e9.<\/span> Brignoles devient le lieu de r\u00e9sidence favori des <\/span>comtes de Provence<\/span><\/b> (notamment au XIIIe si\u00e8cle), qui y d\u00e9laissent un temps Aix pour y tenir leur cour et y font b\u00e2tir leur palais.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \u00c9poques moderne et contemporaine :<\/b> La ville traverse les soubresauts de l’histoire (guerres de Religion, passage des Huguenots). Au XXe si\u00e8cle, Brignoles conna\u00eet une forte expansion \u00e9conomique li\u00e9e \u00e0 l’<\/span>exploitation mini\u00e8re de la bauxite<\/span><\/b> (minerai d’aluminium dont elle fut l’un des berceaux majeurs en France), avant de se tourner vers l’agriculture, la viticulture et le tourisme vert.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    3. Tourisme et patrimoine<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Brignoles s\u00e9duit les amateurs d’authenticit\u00e9 et de patrimoine proven\u00e7al gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son vieux centre m\u00e9di\u00e9val tr\u00e8s bien pr\u00e9serv\u00e9 :<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Le Palais des Comtes de Provence :<\/span><\/b> Ancien ch\u00e2teau comtal du XIIIe si\u00e8cle situ\u00e9 au c\u0153ur de la ville, il abrite aujourd’hui le <\/span>Mus\u00e9e du Pays Brignolais<\/span><\/b>.<\/span> On y trouve notamment un tr\u00e9sor arch\u00e9ologique majeur : le sarcophage de La Gayolle<\/i> (IIe-IIIe si\u00e8cle), consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme l’un des plus anciens vestiges chr\u00e9tiens de ce type.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Le c\u0153ur historique :<\/span><\/b> Un d\u00e9dale de ruelles pittoresques, de fa\u00e7ades color\u00e9es, de belles places ombrag\u00e9es anim\u00e9es par des fontaines (comme la place des Comtes de Provence ou la place Carami), ainsi que de superbes h\u00f4tels particuliers (comme l’H\u00f4tel de Clavier ou l’H\u00f4tel d’Epernon).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      L’\u00c9glise Saint-Sauveur :<\/span><\/b> \u00c9difice remarquable dot\u00e9 de superbes vantaux en bois sculpt\u00e9s du XVIIe si\u00e8cle.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Les traditions et manifestations :<\/b> Brignoles est tr\u00e8s attach\u00e9e \u00e0 ses traditions avec son grand march\u00e9 proven\u00e7al hebdomadaire du samedi matin, ses foires viticoles historiques, et ses Journ\u00e9es m\u00e9di\u00e9vales<\/b> estivales qui plongent le vieux centre dans l’ambiance du temps pass\u00e9.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Aux alentours :<\/span><\/b> La nature environnante offre de superbes \u00e9chapp\u00e9es, \u00e0 l’instar des Gorges du Caramy<\/b> pour les randonn\u00e9es, des domaines viticoles de la Provence Verte, ou encore la proximit\u00e9 de la charmante abbaye de La Celle.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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