First occupied by the Templars around 1156, Lorgues became the seat of many religious brotherhoods who established themselves by building chapels as well as schools and convents still visible by the illustration of the various cults of the communities in the Saint Honorat chapel. .

During the richest periods, the 18th and 19th centuries, various monuments were built, such as the "Cours de la République", which is the main artery of Lorgues, bordered by an alignment of large bourgeois houses.

Lorgues appears in the novel by Emile Zola, "The Fortune of the Rougons", because the city, in 1851, refused to participate in the Var uprising against the "coup d'état" of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

On November 11, 1948, Lorgues was awarded of the "Croix de Guerre" from the 14th century.

Population: 9,042 Lorguais and Lorguaises.

At 70 meters above sea level at the lowest and 343 meters above sea level, the Lorguais and Lorguaises have easy access to the Arcs / Draguignan TGV station which is only 20 minutes away, as well as to the Nice airport with 1 hour drive.

Lorgues is located 13 kilometers south-west of Draguignan and 7 kilometers south of Salernes.

In 2005 Lorgues experienced an important increase with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The city adapted itself very quickly with the construction of a school complex, from kindergarten to BTS, many health services, a popular weekly market in the region.

The dynamism of Lorgues is undeniable, and the people of Lorgues and Lorgues strive to maintain and preserve the richness of their heritage.

At the bend of its alleys, its roads or its paths, you will have the nice surprise to discover the fountains and the wash houses, different from each other which reflect the creativity of the craftsmen from the 13th to the 18th centuries. All connected by an old network of canals.

The remains of the ramparts, the many chapels built by the religious brotherhoods, the cour de la République and the facades of the beautiful bourgeois houses which overlook the courtyards, the former courthouse, the sober and majestic Town Hall completed in 1833 , the former Lycée, built in 1882, the Saint-Martin collegiate church.

Listed in the "Historic Monuments", the Foncouverte.