Signes, Var

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Signes

(2020–2026) Hélène Verduyn^[1]Area

133.1 km² (51.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,059 • Density23/km² (60/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

83127 /83870

Elevation271–1,148 m (889–3,766 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Signes (French pronunciation: [siɲ]; Occitan: Sinha) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Industrialist Paul Ricard was mayor of Signes from 1972 to 1980.^[3] Jean-Mathieu Michel became mayor in 1983, and served until he was run over in August 2019 after confronting a driver whom he accused of illegally dumping rubble.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	656	—
1975	922	+4.98%
1982	1,078	+2.26%
1990	1,340	+2.76%
1999	2,045	+4.81%
2007	2,771	+3.87%
2012	2,745	−0.19%
2017	2,844	+0.71%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Paul Ricard, 88, a Mixmaster Who Triumphed With Pastis". The New York Times. 8 November 1997. p. 16.
^ "Jean-Mathieu Michel: French mayor run over after row over illegal tipping". BBC News. 7 August 2019.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE