Rougiers

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

Rougiers
The village seen from Castrum Saint Jean
Location of Rougiers
Rougiers
Rougiers
Coordinates: 43°23′32″N 5°51′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementBrignoles
CantonBrignoles
IntercommunalityCA Provence Verte
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Patrice Tonarelli
Area
1
20.53 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,686
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83110 /83170
Elevation309–741 m (1,014–2,431 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was the site of influential medieval excavations by the French archaeologist Gabrielle Démians d'Archimbaud.

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