Pourcieux | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Pourcieux (Var).svg |
Arrondissement: | Brignoles |
Canton: | Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume |
Insee: | 83096 |
Postal Code: | 83470 |
Mayor: | Claude Porzio[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Provence Verte |
Coordinates: | 43.4701°N 5.7861°W |
Elevation M: | 350 |
Elevation Min M: | 278 |
Elevation Max M: | 870 |
Area Km2: | 21.23 |
Pourcieux (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Porcièu) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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.