Taradeau

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

Taradeau
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Taradeau
Taradeau
Taradeau
Coordinates: 43°27′14″N 6°25′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonVidauban
IntercommunalityDraguignan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Albert David
Area
1
17.31 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,803
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83134 /83460
Elevation44–259 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.

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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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