Bargème

Bargème (French pronunciation: [baʁʒɛm]; Occitan: Bargema) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

Bargème
Commune
The town hall of Bargème
Coat of arms
Location of Bargème
Bargème Show map of France Bargème Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°43′51″N 6°34′25″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Flayosc
Intercommunality	CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Gérard[1]
Area 1	27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	221
• Density	7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83010 /83840
Elevation	824–1,589 m (2,703–5,213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Var department

History

In 1949 Evelyn Watts, an English social worker, with a friend set up a home in Bargème for disadvantaged children to recover their strength and confidence in a healthy climate. Her book Castle on a Hill^[3] describes the venture.

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Watts, Evelyn. Castle on a Hill Archived August 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Online Originals, 2012. ISBN 1-84045-045-2