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BRIGNOLES

Volume 5 · 76 words · 1860 Edition

the capital of an arrondissement of the same name in the department of Var, France, is situated in a fertile and pleasant valley on the right bank of the Calami, 22 miles N.N.E. of Toulon. It is neat and well built, and has a magnificent fountain, public library, normal school, some manufactures of silk filatures and leather, and an active trade in wines, brandy, liqueurs, and excellent prunes. Pop. (1851) of town 5581, of arrondissement 68,664.