Gonfaron
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Gonfaron Town Hall
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Location of Gonfaron | |
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Coordinates: 43°19′17″N 6°17′23″E / 43.3214°N 6.2897°E / 43.3214; 6.2897 | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Var |
Arrondissement | Brignoles |
Canton | Le Luc |
Intercommunality | Cœur du Var |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Bongiorno[1] |
Area
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| 40.42 km2 (15.61 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)[2]
| 4,342 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
83067 /83590
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Elevation | 98–766 m (322–2,513 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gonfaron (French pronunciation: [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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,133 | — |
1975 | 2,308 | +1.13% |
1982 | 2,277 | −0.19% |
1990 | 2,566 | +1.50% |
1999 | 2,805 | +0.99% |
2007 | 3,844 | +4.02% |
2012 | 4,244 | +2.00% |
2017 | 4,318 | +0.35% |
2020 | 4,352 | +0.26% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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