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Carnoules

Pop. : 2,622 h. Surface : 2,549 ha Alt.: 364m
The Department of Var

On N97, 30 km. from Toulon heading towards Le Luc en Provence (A8 and N7).

This old railway village used to have the only depot between Nice and Marseilles in the time of the steam engines. At that time there were 500 railwaymen working in this town on about 100 locomotives. There is still one (1893) proudly displayed at the entry to Carnoules.

Today Carnoules is a village belonging to its inhabitants and is more a place to go through than a place to stay, It does have quite a history and was the scene of a battle between Henry VI and the Duc of Savoie in 1592.