Taradeau - Wikipedia

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Taradeau
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Taradeau
Taradeau Taradeau
Coordinates: 43°27′14″N 6°25′38″E / 43.4539°N 6.4272°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Vidauban
Intercommunality	CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Albert David[1]
Area 1	17.31 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,899
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83134 /83460
Elevation	44–259 m (144–850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Shops

Taradeau has many small but convenient shops and bars. There is a "tabac", groceries, bar/restaurant and baker's. The village has a yearly circus which appears around August time. The old supermarket "Super U" has been demolished and "Hyper U" has been constructed. It is a small village and the main language is French.

La Tour de Taradel

Taradeau contains a historical building that is interesting to visit. During the 12th Century AD, the French built a watch tower named "La Tour de Taradel". It is still present today. Every year Taradeau has a fireworks display on the local football field, celebrating the French Liberation, when the Germans lost their power over France.

The main religion there is Roman Catholic.

• Communes of the Var department

• Provenceweb - Taradeau