Taradeau

Taradeau
Coat of arms of Taradeau Coat of arms
Taradeau
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Taradeau
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Lorgues
Intercommunality	Draguignan
Government
• Mayor (1995–2014)	Gilbert Galliano
Area1	17.31 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,712
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83134 / 83460
Elevation	44–259 m (144–850 ft)
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.

Taradeau is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Shops

Taradeau has many small but convenient shops and bars. There is a "tabac", groceries, bar/restaurant and baker's. The village has a yearly circus which appears around August time. The old supermarket "Super U" has been demolished and "Hyper U" has been constructed. It is a small village and the main language is French.

La Tour de Taradel

Taradeau contains a historical building that is interesting to visit. During the 12th Century AD, the French built a watch tower named "La Tour de Taradel". It is still present today. Every year Taradeau has a fireworks display on the local football field, celebrating the French Liberation, when the Germans lost their power over France.

The main religion there is Roman Catholic.

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Provenceweb - Taradeau