- Source: La Garde, Var
La Garde (French pronunciation: [la ɡaʁd]; Provençal Occitan: La Garda) is a seaside commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
It is located in the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée, east of the city of Toulon.
History
The name derives from the town's ancient origins, meaning "The Guard". It is mentioned in 1056, when its castle was a fief of the Bishops of Toulon; they kept it until the 13th century, when it was handed over to the Castellanes, then the lords of Glandevès and the Thomas. Today only a tower and the chapel remain of the castle.
La Garde was repeatedly invaded during the French Wars of Religion. In 1707 it was sacked by Savoyard troops.
Demographics
International relations
La Garde, Var is twinned with:
See also
Communes of the Var department
References
External links
Official website (in French)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Komune di departemen Var
- Komunitas aglomerasi Toulon Provence Méditerranée
- Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
- Daftar stasiun SNCF di Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Daftar komune di Prancis
- Saint-Tropez
- Charente-Maritime
- Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
- Drôme
- Partai Fasis Nasional
- La Garde, Var
- La Garde
- La Garde-Freinet
- List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants
- Notre-Dame de la Garde
- Var (department)
- Spa, Belgium
- Canton of La Garde
- Cantons of the Var department
- Jeanne Tomasini
