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Country
  
France

Canton
  
Ollioules

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:12 PM

Department
  
Var

Population (2006)
  
8,765

Area
  
8.58 km²

Arrondissement
  
Toulon

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Region
  
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Weather
  
11°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 63% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Bendor Island, Renecros, Le Jardin D Antoinette, lte collection

Bandol is a commune in Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. Bandol and the seat of its eponymous commune, was founded in 1595 and built around a small military fort.

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Map of Bandol, France

The Bandol wine region, located near the coast east of Marseille and Cassis, is one of Provence’s most internationally recognized wine regions. Built around the village of Bandol, west of Toulon, the Bandol AOC covers the production of 8 communes with silicon & limestone soils. Those soils and the warm, coastal climate are ideally suited for the late ripening Mourvèdre grape which is the major varietal of the region. For both the red and rosé wines, Mourvèdre must account for at least 50% of the blend, though most producers will use significantly more, with Grenache & Cinsaut usually filling out the rest of the wine’s composition.

Notable people

  • Alexander Lévy
  • Alain Bombard
  • Paul Ricard
  • Alexander Lévy, professional golfer
  • Louis Lumière
  • International relations

    Bandol is twinned with:

  • Nettuno, Italy
  • Onex, Switzerland
  • Wehr, Germany
  • References

    Bandol Wikipedia