local products and handicrafts. People from Aups The Blacas house - an old Provençal house, lords and dukes of Aups since the 12th century Pierre Petit (1832–1909) - photographer General Jean-Baptiste Girard (1775–1815) - Général and baron d'Empire who fought the Napoleonic Wars. Pierre Yovanovitch - Interior Designer - Chateau de Fabrègues - a 17th-century castle in Provence all renovated by the designer See also Communes of the Var department References Communes of Var (department)