Belgentier

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

Coat of arms

Location of Belgentier

(2020–2026) Bruno Aycard^[1]Area

13.38 km² (5.17 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,399 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

83017 /83210

Elevation126–620 m (413–2,034 ft)
(avg. 159 m or 522 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It was the birthplace of the astronomer, antiquary and savant, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580–1637).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	561	—
1975	690	+3.00%
1982	984	+5.20%
1990	1,442	+4.89%
1999	1,724	+2.00%
2007	2,367	+4.04%
2012	2,421	+0.45%
2017	2,429	+0.07%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE