Callian, Var

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Callian

|native name = {{native name|oc|Calian}}

|commune status = Commune

|image = Village de Callian (Var).JPG

|caption = A general view of Callian

|image coat of arms = Blason Ville fr Callian(83).svg

|arrondissement = Draguignan

|canton = Roquebrune-sur-Argens

|INSEE = 83029

|postal code = 83440

|mayor = François Cavallier{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pays de Fayence

|coordinates = {{coord|43.6221|6.753|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 96

|elevation max m = 581

|area km2 = 25.42

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Callian ({{IPA|fr|kaljɑ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Calian}}) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-83029#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |942

|1975 |1203

|1982 |1449

|1990 |1790

|1999 |2445

|2007 |3004

|2012 |3346

|2017 |3206

|2020|3498

}}

Notable persons

  • Michel Darluc (1717-1783), doctor and naturalist, lived in Callian
  • Catherine Dior (1917-2008), resistance fighter, flower trader, farmer and sister of Christian Dior, lived and cultivated roses in Callian

Twin towns

Callian is twinned with:

See also

References

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{{Commons category|Callian (Var)|Callian, Var}}

{{Var communes}}

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Category:Communes of Var (department)

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