Tourtour Explained

Tourtour
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Tourtour.svg
Arrondissement:Brignoles
Canton:Flayosc
Insee:83139
Postal Code:83690
Mayor:Fabien Brieugne[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.5903°N 6.3031°W
Elevation M:635
Elevation Min M:375
Elevation Max M:904
Area Km2:28.69

Tourtour (in French pronounced as /tuʁtuʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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.

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.

In popular culture

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".

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.