Gonfaron | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Gonfaron.svg |
Arrondissement: | Brignoles |
Canton: | Le Luc |
Insee: | 83067 |
Postal Code: | 83590 |
Mayor: | Thierry Bongiorno[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Cœur du Var |
Coordinates: | 43.3214°N 6.2897°W |
Elevation M: | 180 |
Elevation Min M: | 98 |
Elevation Max M: | 766 |
Area Km2: | 40.42 |
Gonfaron (in French pronounced as /ɡɔ̃faʁɔ̃/) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France.
Its detached clock tower is topped with an unusual decorative wrought iron frame housing a bell. Gonfaron is best known for the local Village des Tortues, a rescue and breeding centre for tortoises.
It is served by Gonfaron station on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.
A former Formula One team was based in Gonfaron, and named after the town: Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives.