Tourrettes, Var
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 Chautard river with an ancient watermill, in Tourrettes | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 43°37′27″N 6°42′11″E / 43.6242°N 6.7031°ECoordinates: 43°37′27″N 6°42′11″E / 43.6242°N 6.7031°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Roquebrune-sur-Argens |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Fayence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Camille Bouge |
| Area 1 | 33.99 km2 (13.12 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 2,871 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83138 /83440 |
| Elevation | 155–592 m (509–1,942 ft) (avg. 334 m or 1,096 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tourrettes (French pronunciation: [tuʁɛt]; Occitan: Torretas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Tourrettes is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. Tourrettes is a charming old Provençal village popular with tourists. The village is located on the road to Mons, which later on joins the Route Napoléon (linking Nice to Grenoble through the Alps).
In the recent years a high-standing golf resort has settled in Tourrettes : the Domaine de Terre Blanche attracting a foreign clientele.
The aerodrome of Fayence-Tourrettes was one of the most active in Europe.
See also[]
- Communes of the Var department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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