DRAGUIGNAN, the chief town of the department of Var, in France, and of an arrondissement of the same name, on the River Pis, a branch of the Nartuby, lies at the foot of the wooded height of Malmont, in 43° 32' 18" N. lat. and 6° 27' 56" E. long. The prefecture, palace of justice, theatre, hospital, and prison are the most important public buildings. The town possesses a communal college, a training school for teachers, a botanical garden, a fine promenade, a library of about 18,000 volumes, collections of coins, pictures, and natural history objects, and an archaeological society. The inhabitants, who in 1872 numbered 8177, are engaged in agriculture and the manufacture of wine, coarse cloth, earthenware, silk, soap, candles, oil, brandy, copper wares, and leather.