Bras, Var

Bras is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Bras
Commune
The church in Bras
Coat of arms
Location of Bras
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Coordinates: 43°28′23″N 5°57′16″E / 43.4731°N 5.9544°E / 43.4731; 5.9544
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
Intercommunality	CA Provence Verte
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Pero^[1]
Area ^1	34.93 km^2 (13.49 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	2,625
• Density	75/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83021 /83149
Elevation	233–580 m (764–1,903 ft) (avg. 315 m or 1,033 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	601	—
1975	638	+0.86%
1982	677	+0.85%
1990	1,056	+5.71%
1999	1,298	+2.32%
2007	2,138	+6.44%
2012	2,543	+3.53%
2017	2,698	+1.19%
Source: INSEE^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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