Roquebrune-sur-Argens is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the Var

Var (département)

The Var is a French department in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in Provence, in southeast France. It takes its name from the river Var, which used to flow along its eastern boundary, but the boundary was moved in 1860...

 department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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 region

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 in southeastern France

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It lies not far from the cities of Draguignan

Draguignan

Draguignan is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of Artillery" and "Porte du Verdon".The city is only from St...

 and Fréjus

Fréjus

Fréjus is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one town...

. It consists of three smaller villages: the village of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, La Bouverie and Les Issambres

Les Issambres

Les Issambres is the seaside and holiday destination of commune de Roquebrune-sur-Argens. It stretches along 8 km of inlets and fine sandy beaches. Its incarnation as a resort took place in the 1930s with the development of Hotel La Résidence above the La Garonette Beach...

. It is home to the French National Water Ski Training Site.

History

The history of the oldest part of the village of Roquebrune sur Argens began around 983. However, signs of human beings, known as 'Homo Bouverian', dating from pre-history, were found in caves near La Bouverie.

Economy

• Tourism
• Vineyards and horticulture
• Harbour (with a maritime link to Saint-Tropez
  Saint-Tropez
  Saint-Tropez is a town, 104 km to the east of Marseille, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez....
  
  harbour)
• Two industrial areas
• National Water Skiing Centre

Places to see

• The thousand-year-old village, with many chapels.
• A 2000-year-old fishpond
• Local museum of history
• Le Blavet gorge

External links

• Roquebrune sur Argens city website
• Roquebrune and Les Issambres Tourist Office website