Bargème Explained

Bargème
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Bargème (Var).svg
Arrondissement:Draguignan
Canton:Flayosc
Insee:83010
Postal Code:83840
Mayor:Jacques Gérard[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Coordinates:43.7308°N 6.5736°W
Elevation Min M:824
Elevation Max M:1589
Area Km2:27.95

Bargème (in French pronounced as /baʁʒɛm/; Occitan (post 1500);: Bargema) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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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[2] describes the venture.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Watts, Evelyn. Castle on a Hill Online Originals, 2012.