Signes, Var Explained

Signes
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Signes (Var).svg
Arrondissement:Toulon
Canton:Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
Insee:83127
Postal Code:83870
Mayor:Hélène Verduyn[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Sud Sainte Baume
Coordinates:43.2922°N 5.8633°W
Elevation M:350
Elevation Min M:271
Elevation Max M:1148
Area Km2:133.1

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

Industrialist Paul Ricard was mayor of Signes from 1972 to 1980.[2] Jean-Mathieu Michel became mayor in 1983, and served until he was run over in August 2019 after confronting a driver whom he accused of illegally dumping rubble.[3]

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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. News: Paul Ricard, 88, a Mixmaster Who Triumphed With Pastis. The New York Times. 16. 8 November 1997 .
  3. News: Jean-Mathieu Michel: French mayor run over after row over illegal tipping . 7 August 2019 . BBC News .