Pourcieux

Pourcieux is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Pourcieux
The village seen from Mount Aurélien
Coat of arms
Location of Pourcieux
Pourcieux
Pourcieux
Coordinates: 43°28′12″N 5°47′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementBrignoles
CantonSaint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
IntercommunalitySainte Baume Mont Aurélien
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Raymond Niola
Area
1
21.23 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,564
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83096 /83470
Elevation278–870 m (912–2,854 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The small village provides a typical image of the Provence of Frédéric Mistral, with vine-grower's houses built around a castle, and a town square and fountain shaded by hundred year-old plane trees. Its sunny hillsides sit at the foot of the Monts Auréliens, a short distance from the Montagne Sainte-Victoire made famous by Paul Cézanne.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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