Correns
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A general view of the village | ||
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  Correns | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Correns | ||
| Coordinates: 43°29′18″N 6°04′49″E / 43.4883°N 6.0803°ECoordinates: 43°29′18″N 6°04′49″E / 43.4883°N 6.0803°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles | |
| Canton | Cotignac | |
| Intercommunality | Comté de Provence | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Michaël Latz | |
| Area1 | 37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 815 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83045 / 83570 | |
| Elevation |
139–561 m (456–1,841 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Correns (Occitan: Correnç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Its name in the Provençal language is Courrens.
It is at the entry of two gorges: Vallon Sourn and the Bagarède. The village is on the banks of the Argens River. Correns bills itself as "le Premier Village Bio de France." Bio(logique) is the French term for organic, so this means "France's first organic village" where all food and grapes produced are organic. Its main produce is wine.
Popular culture
From January to July 1979, English progressive rock group Pink Floyd recorded part of their double studio album The Wall at the Studio Miraval located in Correns.
On August 23, 2014, actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt wed in Correns at Château Miraval in a private, nondenominational wedding.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Rivera, Zayda; Hutchinson, Bill (28 August 2014). "Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt get married in France". NY Daily News. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Correns. |
- official website (French)
