Ollioules

{{Short description | French commune in Var, southeastern France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Ollioules

|commune status = Commune

|image = Blason ville Ollioules.JPG

|caption = Detail on the front of the town hall

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Ollioules (83).svg

|arrondissement = Toulon

|canton = Ollioules

|INSEE = 83090

|postal code = 83190

|mayor = Robert Beneventi{{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 = Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée

|coordinates = {{coord|43.133|5.850|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 50

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 520

|area km2 = 19.89

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

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

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

|website = [http://www.ollioules.fr www.ollioules.fr]

}}

Ollioules ({{IPA|fr|ɔljul}}; {{langx|oc|Oliulas}}) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a western suburb of Toulon.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-83090#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|graph-pos = right

|1968 |7803

|1975 |8786

|1982 |9242

|1990 |10398

|1999 |12198

|2007 |13245

|2012 |13267

|2017 |13702

}}

Notable people

  • Christophe Castaner (born 1966), lawyer and politician
  • Charles Coste, 1948 Olympic gold medal cyclist, and the 100 year old bearer of the 2024 Summer Olympics torch during the opening ceremony of the games in Paris.{{cite news |title=100-Year-Old Gold Medal Cyclist Charles Coste Will Carry the Torch at the Paris Olympics |first=Micah |last=Ling |url=https://www.bicycling.com/news/a46674300/100-year-old-gold-medal-cyclist-charles-coste-will-carry-the-torch-2024-paris-olympics/ |website=bicycling.com |date=8 February 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024}}
  • Josuha Guilavogui (born 1990), footballer
  • Adrien Frasse-Sombet (born 1983), classical cellist

Twin towns

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}

Ollioules is twinned with:

  • {{flagicon|GER}} Weiler-Simmerberg, Germany, since 2004-2005
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} Alto Reno Terme, Italy since 1987 {{Cite web|url=http://www.ollioules.fr/decouvrir-ollioules/jumelage-et-charte-damitie|title = Villes Jumelées}}

See also

References

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Category:Communes of Var (department)

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