Arrondissement of Draguignan

The **arrondissement of Draguignan** is an arrondissement of France, in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Its capital is the city of Draguignan.

## History

When the Var department was created on 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Draguignan was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Draguignan is the most eastern of the _arrondissements_ of the Var department. It is bordered to the north by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, to the east by the Alpes-Maritimes department, to the south by the Toulon _arrondissement_ and to the west by the Brignoles _arrondissement_.

The _arrondissement_ of Draguignan is the largest _arrondissement_ of the department in area, , but the second in population (321,569 inhabitants).

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

There are 9 cantons in the _arrondissement_ of Draguignan and 3 of them do not have all their _communes_ in the _arrondissement_:

1. La Crau <small>(8302)</small> (partly)
1. Draguignan <small>(8303)</small>
1. Flayosc <small>(8304)</small> (partly)
1. Fréjus <small>(8305)</small>
1. Le Luc <small>(8309)</small> (partly)
1. Roquebrune-sur-Argens <small>(8311)</small>
1. Sainte-Maxime <small>(8313)</small>
1. Saint-Raphaël <small>(8315)</small>
1. Vidauban <small>(8323)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Draguignan has 54 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel <small>(83001)</small>
1. Ampus <small>(83003)</small>
1. Les ArcsLes Arcs <small>(83004)</small>
1. Bagnols-en-Forêt <small>(83008)</small>
1. Bargème <small>(83010)</small>
1. Bargemon <small>(83011)</small>
1. La Bastide <small>(83013)</small>
1. Le Bourguet <small>(83020)</small>
1. Brenon <small>(83022)</small>
1. Callas <small>(83028)</small>
1. Callian <small>(83029)</small>
1. Cavalaire-sur-Mer <small>(83036)</small>
1. Châteaudouble <small>(83038)</small>
1. Châteauvieux <small>(83040)</small>
1. Claviers <small>(83041)</small>
1. Cogolin <small>(83042)</small>
1. Comps-sur-Artuby <small>(83044)</small>
1. La Croix-Valmer <small>(83048)</small>
1. Draguignan <small>(83050)</small>
1. Fayence <small>(83055)</small>
1. Figanières <small>(83056)</small>
1. Flayosc <small>(83058)</small>
1. Fréjus <small>(83061)</small>
1. La Garde-Freinet <small>(83063)</small>
1. Gassin <small>(83065)</small>
1. Grimaud <small>(83068)</small>
1. Lorgues <small>(83072)</small>
1. La Martre <small>(83074)</small>
1. La Môle <small>(83079)</small>
1. Mons <small>(83080)</small>
1. Montauroux <small>(83081)</small>
1. Montferrat <small>(83082)</small>
1. La Motte <small>(83085)</small>
1. Le Muy <small>(83086)</small>
1. Le Plan-de-la-Tour <small>(83094)</small>
1. Puget-sur-Argens <small>(83099)</small>
1. Ramatuelle <small>(83101)</small>
1. Roquebrune-sur-Argens <small>(83107)</small>
1. La Roque-Esclapon <small>(83109)</small>
1. Sainte-Maxime <small>(83115)</small>
1. Saint-Paul-en-Forêt <small>(83117)</small>
1. Saint-Raphaël <small>(83118)</small>
1. Saint-Tropez <small>(83119)</small>
1. Salernes <small>(83121)</small>
1. Seillans <small>(83124)</small>
1. Sillans-la-Cascade <small>(83128)</small>
1. Tanneron <small>(83133)</small>
1. Taradeau <small>(83134)</small>
1. Tourrettes <small>(83138)</small>
1. Trans-en-Provence <small>(83141)</small>
1. Trigance <small>(83142)</small>
1. Vidauban <small>(83148)</small>
1. Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer <small>(83152)</small>
1. Saint-Antonin-du-Var <small>(83154)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|83061|Fréjus|53,511|Fréjus and Saint-Raphaël|Communauté d'agglomération Var Estérel Méditerranée|
|83050|Draguignan|40,054|Draguignan|Communauté d'agglomération Dracénoise|
|83118|Saint-Raphaël|34,567|Saint-Raphaël|Communauté d'agglomération Var Estérel Méditerranée|
|83115|Sainte-Maxime|14,018|Sainte-Maxime|Le Golfe de Saint-Tropez|
|83042|Cogolin|12,517|Sainte-Maxime|Le Golfe de Saint-Tropez|
|83107|Roquebrune-sur-Argens|12,344|Roquebrune-sur-Argens|Communauté d'agglomération Var Estérel Méditerranée|
|83148|Vidauban|11,152|Vidauban|Communauté d'agglomération Dracénoise|
|83086|Le Muy|9,389|Vidauban|Communauté d'agglomération Dracénoise|
|83072|Lorgues|9,116|Vidauban|Communauté d'agglomération Dracénoise|
|83099|Puget-sur-Argens|7,322|Roquebrune-sur-Argens|Communauté d'agglomération Var Estérel Méditerranée|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Var department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Draguignan
- **insee**: 831
- **nbcomm**: 54
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Draguignan
- **area**: 2220.8
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Draguignan 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur