| Fayence | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Fayence (Var).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Draguignan |
| Canton: | Roquebrune-sur-Argens |
| Insee: | 83055 |
| Postal Code: | 83440 |
| Mayor: | Bernard Henry[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Pays de Fayence |
| Coordinates: | 43.6242°N 6.6947°W |
| Elevation M: | 349 |
| Elevation Min M: | 184 |
| Elevation Max M: | 665 |
| Area Km2: | 27.68 |
Fayence (in French pronounced as /fajɑ̃s/; Occitan (post 1500);: Faiença) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Fayence is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the Mediterranean Sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. The village is located on the road to Mons, which later on joins the Route Napoléon linking Nice to Grenoble through the Alps.
Some high-standing resorts have settled nearby the village in the recent years: the Domaine de Terre Blanche at Tourrettes and Domaine de Fayence attract a foreign clientele. The village contains a primary school (École de la Ferrage) and a junior high school (Collège Marie Mauron).[2] The Aérodrome de Fayence-Tourettes is one of the most active in Europe for gliding; it hosts the Provence Côte d'Azur Aeronautical Association.
Before and during WWII, Fayence-Tourettes Airfield was an air force base. On 13 June 1940, 12 Italian Fiat CR.42 Falcos from 151° Gruppo of 53° Stormo attacked the airfield, destroying several aircraft on the ground.[3] [4] [5]
Gustave Malécot (28 December 1911–1998), mathematician