Draguignan

Draguignan

*Draguinhan* (Occitan)
Draguignan Draguinhan (Occitan)
Subprefecture and commune
	Clock tower of Draguignan.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Draguignan
	Draguignan Draguignan
	Coordinates: 43°32′25″N 6°28′00″E / 43.5403°N 6.4667°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Draguignan
Intercommunality	CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Richard Strambio
Area 1	53.7 km2 (20.7 sq mi)
Population (2021)	39,745
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Dracénois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83050 /83300
Elevation	153–603 m (502–1,978 ft) ; (avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Draguignan (French: [dʁaɡiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Draguinhan) is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (formerly Provence), southeastern France.

It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of Artillery" and "Porte du Verdon".

The city is 42 km (26 mi) from Saint-Tropez, and 80 km (50 mi) from Nice.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.