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Draguignan (drägēnyäN'), town (1990 pop. 32,851), capital of Var dept., SE France, in Provence. It is a rural town with some medieval remains. Tourism and textiles are the major industries. The old summer palace of the bishops of Fréjus (18th cent.), now a museum, is there.

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Coordinates: 43°32′25″N 6°28′00″E / 43.54027778°N 6.46666667°E / 43.54027778; 6.46666667

Commune of Draguignan
Blason Draguignan.svg
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Location
Draguignan is located in France
Draguignan
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Var
Arrondissement Draguignan
Canton Draguignan
Intercommunality Draguignan
Mayor Max Piselli
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 153–603 m (500–1,980 ft)
(avg. 181 m/590 ft)
Land area1 53.7 km2 (20.7 sq mi)
Population2 38,258  (2006)
 - Density 712 /km2 (1,840 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 83050/ 83300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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 42 km (26 mi) from St. Tropez, and 80 km (50 mi) from Nice.

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