Roquebrune-sur-Argens | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Roquebrune-sur-Argens (Var).svg |
Arrondissement: | Draguignan |
Canton: | Roquebrune-sur-Argens |
Insee: | 83107 |
Postal Code: | 83520 |
Mayor: | Jean Cayron[1] |
Party: | DVC |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Estérel Côte d'Azur Agglomération |
Coordinates: | 43.43°N 6.63°W |
Elevation M: | 13 |
Elevation Min M: | 1 |
Elevation Max M: | 373 |
Area Km2: | 106.10 |
Roquebrune-sur-Argens (in French pronounced as /ʁɔkbʁyn syʁ aʁʒɑ̃(s)/; Occitan (post 1500);: Ròcabruna d'Argenç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France.
It lies between the cities of Draguignan to the northwest and Fréjus to the east. The commune consists of the town of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, as well as two smaller villages: La Bouverie north of town and Les Issambres to the south, on the Mediterranean coast. The commune is home to the French National Water Ski Training Site on the Lac du Vaudois, north of Les Issambres.
The recorded history of the oldest part of the town of Roquebrune-sur-Argens began around 983. Signs of human settlements, from the local "Bouverian culture", dating from Prehistory, were found in caves near La Bouverie.