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Signes, Var

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

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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. 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.

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
2023 3,126+1.59%
Source: INSEE
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