page_title: Bormes-les-Mimosas
section_title: Personalities
hierarchical_section_title: Bormes-les-Mimosas / Personalities
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Le Lavandou und die Hyerischen Inseln
context_page_description: Bormes-les-Mimosas is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
  It has a Mediterranean climate.
  Bormes-les-Mimosas is a city in bloom and won the 2003 Gold Medal awarded by the Entente Florale. The Fort de Brégançon, located in the commune, is the official retreat for the President of the French Republic.
  The historic village is situated on the hills. Medieval houses are overgrown with bougainvillea flowers. Significant buildings include the church and the town hall.
  Other parts of town include the seaside district of La Faviere with its marina.
context_section_description: Notable people related to Bormes-les-Mimosas include:
  Alfred Courmes, born in Bormes-les-Mimosas on 21 May 1898, painter
  Hermann Sabran, lawyer and philanthropist from Lyon, General Councillor of Var, owner of the Fort de Brégançon, married in Bormes-les-Mimosas on 22 June 1869
  Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (and the Grand Ducal Family), who owns a holiday villa in nearby Cabasson, purchased by his grandmother, the Grand Duchess Charlotte, in 1949.
  Hippolyte de Bouchard was born in Bormes-les-Mimosas on 15 January 1780. He was a sailor and corsair who fought for the independence of Argentina, Chile and Peru.
caption: Aerial view le Fort de Brégançon
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