What is Draguignan?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Draguignan |image flag = |image flag size = |image coat of arms = Blason Draguignan.svg |image coat of arms size = 70px |city motto = |image = Draguignan Theatre Municipal 1.jpg |caption = City [[theater]], Draguignan |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|43.5403|6.4667|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = [[Arrondissement of Draguignan|Draguignan]] |canton = [[Canton of Draguignan|Draguignan]] |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Draguignan |mayor = Richard Strambio |party = |term = 2014-2020 |elevation m = 376 |elevation min m = 153 |elevation max m = 603 |area km2 = 53.8 | population demonym = Dracénois |population = 39174 |population ranking = |population date = 2013 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 83050 |postal code = 83300 |website = [http://www.ville-draguignan.fr/ www.ville-draguignan.fr/] }} '''Draguignan''' ({{lang-oc|Draguinhan}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Var (department)|Var]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]], in southeastern [[France]]. It is a [[Prefectures in France|subprefecture]] of the department. ==History== Draguignan became the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of the [[Var (department)|Var]] in 1797, at the beginning of the [[French Revolution]]. This was even if the town was not the biggest city in the department. It remained as the prefecture until 1974, when it was moved