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DRAGUIGNAN, the chief town of the department of the Var in S.E. France; 51 m. N.E. of Toulon, and 284 m. N.W. of Frejus by rail; 679 ft. above sea-level, at the southern foot of the wooded heights of Malmont, on the left bank of the Nartuby river ; pop. (1931) 8,71o. The buildings are mainly modern. There are manufactures of leather, soap and spirits and trade in olive oil and grapes.