Bandol is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.In 1595 the city of Bandol was created around a small military fort. The Bandol wine region of France, located near the coast east of Marseille and Cassis, is one of Provence’s most internationally recognized wine regions. Based around the fishing village of Bandol, west of Toulon, the Bandol AOC covers the production of 8 communes with silicon & limestone soils.