Bormes-les-Mimosas
Bormes-les-Mimosas is a commune in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, southeastern France.
It has a Mediterranean climate.
Bormes-les-Mimosas is a city in bloom and won the 2003 Gold Medal awarded by the Entente Florale. The Fort [de Brégançon], located in the commune, is the official retreat for the President of the French Republic.
The historic village is situated on the hills. Medieval houses are overgrown with bougainvillea flowers. Significant buildings include the church and the town hall.
Other parts of town include the seaside district of La Faviere with its marina.
Geography
Climate
Bormes-les-Mimosas has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. The average annual temperature in Bormes-les-Mimosas is. The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around. The highest temperature ever recorded in Bormes-les-Mimosas was on 7 July 1982; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 8 January 1985.Personalities
Notable people related to Bormes-les-Mimosas include:- Alfred Courmes, born in Bormes-les-Mimosas on 21 May 1898, painter
- Hermann Sabran, lawyer and philanthropist from Lyon, General Councillor of Var, owner of the Fort de Brégançon, married in Bormes-les-Mimosas on 22 June 1869
- Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, who owns a holiday villa, La Tour sarrasine, in nearby Cabasson village, purchased by his grandmother, the Grand Duchess Charlotte, in 1949.
- Hippolyte de Bouchard was born in Bormes-les-Mimosas on 15 January 1780. He was a sailor and corsair who fought for the independence of Argentina, Chile and Peru.
Points of interest
- Place St-Francois
- La chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Constance
- Église St-Trophyme
- La chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Constance
- Château des Seigneurs de Foz
- Musee "Arts et Histoire"
- Arboretum de Gratteloup
- Arboretum du Ruscas