Tourtour

Tourtour (French pronunciation: [tuʁtuʁ]; Occitan: Tortor) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.

Tourtour
Commune
Overview of Tourtour
Overview of Tourtour
Coat of arms of Tourtour
Coat of arms
Location of Tourtour
Tourtour is located in France
Tourtour
Tourtour
Tourtour is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Tourtour
Tourtour
Coordinates: 43°35′25″N 6°18′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementBrignoles
CantonFlayosc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabien Brieugne[1]
Area
1
28.69 km2 (11.08 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
587
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83139 /83690
Elevation375–904 m (1,230–2,966 ft)
(avg. 635 m or 2,083 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Called "the village in the sky of Provence" (le village dans le ciel de Provence), Tourtour overlooks a large part of Provence from the town of Fréjus along the Mediterranean coast in the east to the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, a favorite subject of the painter Paul Cézanne, in the west.

The Bastide de Tourtour, a local hotel, was prominently featured in the film Day of the Jackal and the 2010 ITV series "Monte Carlo or bust".

Sister cities
  • Sights of Tourtour
  • The Romanesque Saint-Denis Church
    The Romanesque Saint-Denis Church
  • Tourtour town hall
    Tourtour town hall
  • Grimaldi tower
    Grimaldi tower


See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
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