Rians, Var

Infobox Commune de France|nomcommune=Rians
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Var
arrondissement=Brignoles
canton=Rians
insee=83104
cp=83560
maire= Alain Bremond
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Verdon Mont Major
longitude=5.75777777778
latitude=43.6077777778
alt moy=455 m
alt mini=291 m
alt maxi=651 m
hectares=9 687
km²=96,87
sans=4 127
date-sans=2005
dens=42|

Rians is a village and commune in the Var "département" of southeastern France.

Rians is a completely unspoilt provencal village in the Upper Var. Whereas other villages in Provence have become become totally dominated by tourism and so lost authenticity, Rians remains a true provencal town. The main employment is agriculture predominantly wine, with several excellent local producers. The village itself is built on a hill that is dominated by an 12th Century bell tower and the church of Notre Dame de Nazareth. The Town is made up of concentric medieval streets that work their way down the hill. It is a maze of alleys, passages and beautiful squares. One particularly beautiful square is the Place Saint Laurent on which is the Summer Palace of the Bishops of Aix en Provence. Aix becomes unbearably hot in the summer and the Bishop would retire to Rians for the cooler,cleaner air. The central square boasts the classic combination of cafe with terrace under plane trees, boulangerie /patisserie, boucherie, and a wonderful poissonerie. Of course there are fountains sprinkled throughout the town.

ee also

*Communes of the Var department