Carqueiranne
Carqueiranne (French pronunciation: [kaʁkeʁan], locally [kaʁkɛˈʁanə]; Occitan: Carcairana, [kaɾkajˈɾanɔ], or Carqueirana, [kaɾkejˈɾanɔ]) is a commune in the Var department, administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (historically Provence), Southeastern France.
Carqueiranne Carcairana (Occitan) | |
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An aerial view of the town | |
Coat of arms | |
Carqueiranne Carqueiranne | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′45″N 6°04′27″E / 43.0958°N 6.0742°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Canton | La Garde |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Latil[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.48 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,417 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Carqueirannais, Carqueirannaise (French) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83034 /83320 |
| Elevation | 0–305 m (0–1,001 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is known now as a tourist seaside resort with good windsurfing nearby, at Almanarre Beach.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,449 | — |
| 1975 | 5,131 | +2.06% |
| 1982 | 6,199 | +2.74% |
| 1990 | 7,118 | +1.74% |
| 1999 | 8,436 | +1.91% |
| 2007 | 9,630 | +1.67% |
| 2012 | 9,899 | +0.55% |
| 2017 | 9,700 | −0.41% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Saint Exupéry edit
The town has a literary claim to fame as well. In early August 1944, an unidentifiable body wearing French military colours was found near here, which was long believed to be that of famous novelist Antoine de Saint Exupéry, author of The Little Prince.
In 1998, a bracelet known to be his, with a fragment of cloth still attached, was found in the sea east of Riou Island (south of Marseille). In 2000, a crashed P-38 Lightning was found in the seabed off the coast of Marseille, near where the bracelet was found, and it was confirmed to be the one that St. Exupéry was flying.
However, it remains plausible that ocean currents could have carried the body from the crash site to Carqueiranne - a distance less than 80 kilometres (50 mi) by sea - over the course of several days, which is the time difference between the crash on 31 July 1944, and the discovery of the body.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
- Official site