Varages
Varages | |
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Commune | |
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  Varages Location in France | |
| Coordinates: 43°35′48″N 6°01′37″E / 43.59667°N 6.02694°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,148 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,180 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 83670 |
Varages is a village and commune (the smallest kind of local government area in France) in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. About 1,180 people live there.[1] The people who live in the village are called Varageois.[1]
Geography
[change | change source]Varages covers about 35 square kilometres (14 square miles).[1] The village sits on a low plateau (a flat area of high ground) in inland Provence, not far from the Verdon river country.[2] The land is hilly. Its height above sea level goes from about 259 metres (850 feet) to 573 metres (1,880 feet).[1]
The old part of the village has colourful old houses and small water channels running through the middle. It still has its lavoirs, which are public places where people once came to wash their clothes.[2]
Pottery
[change | change source]Varages is best known for its faience — a type of pottery made of clay and covered with a shiny, painted glaze. People began making faience here in 1695. The village had everything the work needed close by: water, clay, and wood to fire the kilns.[3] This made Varages a well-known pottery town, and the work was especially busy in the 19th century.[2] Some workshops still make pottery today.[2]
The village has a pottery museum, the Musée de la faïence. It shows earthenware made in Varages from 1695 up to the present day. Each year, on the second Sunday in August, the town holds a pottery market and ceramics festival.[3]
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