Correns is a small village on the Argens river in the Var, 10 km north of Brignoles. It's a quiet little Beyond village, with just a few sights for the visitor, a single café in the center and the minimum of shops for the local inhabitants.
The few sights include medieval arched passages, some cobblestone streets, and an iron campanlile on the stone tower of "Le Collet".
Var (83570)
Population: 675
Altitude: 152 m
Nearby: | Aups 30 km | Barjols 14 km | Brignoles 15 km | Carcès 11 km | Cotignac 13 km | Draguignan 41 km | Fox-Amphoux 30 km | Lorgues 28 km | Montfort-sur-Argens 5 km | Saint Maximin 35 km | Salernes 27 km | Sillans-la-Cascade 22 km | Val 10 km |
Hotels near Correns: | Correns | 15 km Brignoles | 30 km Aups | 35 km Saint Maximin | 41 km Draguignan |
History
Name
First record, 920 Correnum
Prehistoric: Traces of prehistoric habitation were found in shelters along the Argens northwest of the village, in the area of Sous-Ville.
Gallo-Roman: Gallo-Roman artifacts were discovered in the areas of Sous-Ville and Saint-Marc.
Medieval: The earliest village was on the hilltop across the river, of which nothing remains.
The feudal fortress of Fort-Gibron was built (in the center of the current village location) in the 10th century.
Olive Oil Mills (List of Mills - 83)
Correns-Le Val Cooperative - Cooperative Oleicole Correns-Le Val
Location: Chemin de l'Eglise
Tel: 0494 595 946
Email: compta-correns@wanadoo.fr
Olive oil available.
Transportation Correns
Taxis
Taxi Josette: tel 0494 723 779; 0676 500 397
#8: tel 0685 415 104
Bus
- Department 83, Var Buses
- See Beyond's Var Department Bus Schedules for downloading the Var bus-lines map [Plan du Reseau] and bus-line schedules [Horaires] (link for PDF files).
- Schedules for the Var bus lines are on the VarLib Horaires-Ligne page (http://www.varlib.fr/horaires_ligne/?rub_code=6") - type the line number in the Numéro ... ligne box to access the bus schedule PDF link. (Type a couple of digits in the box to get a list of route numbers.)
Hiking
Maps
IGN (1/25,000) #3444 OT "Brignoles Le Luc"
• Latitude, Longitude: 43.23826, 6.30923