Flayosc

Flayosc
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°32′06″N 6°23′51″E / 43.535°N 6.3975°E / 43.535; 6.3975Coordinates: 43°32′06″N 6°23′51″E / 43.535°N 6.3975°E / 43.535; 6.3975
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Flayosc
Intercommunality	CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Karine Alsters
Area 1	45.95 km2 (17.74 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	4,282
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83058 /83780
Elevation	140–752 m (459–2,467 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flayosc (French pronunciation: ​[flajɔsk]; Provençal: Flaiòsc) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France.

Geography[]

Flayosc is far 7 km (4.3 mi) from Draguignan, and about 35 km (22 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea.

The village is located on a rocky hill, near the church. Three very small rivers crosses the village : the Pontchalade, the Florieyes and the Rimalte.

History[]

Antiquity[]

The place allowed local residents to watch over the valley and to protect villages in the neighbourhood, for example Saint-Lambert (far from 5 km).

After the destruction of Antea, a village in the neighbourhood, by the Roman Empire, people decided to live in this place.

Since 1789[]

The lord of Flayosc lost his powers and his castle during the French Revolution.

In the 19th century, the village became a place where shoes were made : many factories were created. The village had, thanks to this activity, a long prosperous period. About 3,000 people lived in Flayosc in 1914.

Natural patrimony, fauna and flora[]

The village is classified in Zone Natura 2000 and in Zone Naturelle d'Intérêt Ecologique, Faunistique et Floristique.

Twin towns[]

• Vezza d'Oglio since 2002

Bibliography[]

• Charles-Laurent Salch, Dictionnaire des châteaux et fortifications de la France au Moyen Âge, ed. Publitotal, reprint 1991, page 478.

See also[]

• Communes of the Var department
• Draguignan

References[]

External links[]

• (in French) Statistics
• (in French) Local council of Flayosc
• (in French) Map of Flayosc
• (in French) Architectural patrimony on the site of French Ministry of culture
• (in French) Protected patrimony of Flayosc
• (in French) Site of the regional Office of Ecology

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