Bargème is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern France.
The village is a member of the association, The Most Beautiful Villages of France.
Tourism and main attractions
Civil heritage:
- Bargème belonged to the house of Pontevès which built the Pontevès castle dominating the village, today in ruins.
- The city was accessible through two fortified gates.
- Fountain-washhouse.
- Communal oven.
- The war memorial, commemorated conflicts 1914-1918.
Religious heritage:
- The Saint-Nicolas church, a beautiful Romanesque building, houses several paintings and altarpieces, including that of Saint Sebastian, carved on wood in 1525 with its three half-relief panels. It also has bells of 1504 and 1702.
- The Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs chapel or expiatory chapel dating from 1607.
- The Saint-Laurent chapel to the northwest of the village, dominates the hamlet of Saint-Laurent, near the old Bargème mill.
- The Romanesque chapel of Sainte Pétronille.
- The Saint-Antoine chapel.
- The Saint Romain chapel.
Shortest distances by car
From Paris: 9 hr 8 min (908 km) via A6 and A7
From Marseille: 2 hr 15 min (175 km) via A8
From Nice: 1 hr 42 min (97.5 km) via Rte Napoléon/D6085
From Toulouse: 5 hr 33 min (537 km) via A61 and A9
From Monaco: 1 hr 58 min (120 km) via A8 and Rte Napoléon/D6085
From Andorra: 7 hr 15 min (627 km) via A9
From Madrid: 12 hr 41 min (1,243 km) via A-2
From Moscow: 36 hr (3,159 km) via E30/M1
From Belgrade: 15 hr 2 min (1,425 km) via E70
From Istanbul: 26 hr (2,373 km) via E70
From Bern: 6 hr 54 min (556 km) via A1
Main information
Area: 27,9 km2
Population: 221
Coordinates: 43°43′51″N 6°34′25″E
Language: French
Currency: Euro
Visa: Schengen
Time: Central European UTC +1
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