Le Lavandou
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Le Lavandou
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Toulon | |
| Canton | Collobrières | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gil Bernardi | |
| Area1 | 29.65 km2 (11.45 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,867 | |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83070 / 83980 | |
| Elevation | 0–485 m (0–1,591 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
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Le Lavandou (pronounced: [lə lavɑ̃du]; Occitan: Lo Lavandor) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It derives its name either from the flower lavender (lavanda in Provençal) that is prevalent in the area,[1] or more prosaically from the local form of the Occitan name for lavoir, lavandor (for lavador, a public place for washing clothes).
The (then) village is where the famous popular song A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square was written in the summer of 1939.[2] The words were by Eric Maschwitz and the music by Manning Sherwin, with its title ‘stolen’ from a story by Michael Arlen. The song had its first performance in a local bar, where the melody was played on piano by Manning Sherwin with the help of the resident saxophonist. Maschwitz sang the words while holding a glass of wine, but nobody seemed impressed.[3]
In the spring of 2002, an attempt was made to find the bar where this classic song was first performed with the view to having a blue plaque set up. With the help of the local tourist office, elderly residents were questioned, but it proved impossible to establish the venue.[2]
In September 2000, the mayor passed an unusual bylaw making it illegal to die in the town. The mayor described his own bylaw as "absurd ... to counter an absurd situation"; the "absurd situation" was that with the town's cemetery already full, a court in Nice had denied permission for a new cemetery because it would mar the beauty of the selected site.[4]
See also
References
External links
- Official website of Tourist Information
- Official Home Page
- Informations : le Lavandou and Bormes les Mimosas
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