Country France Arrondissement Draguignan Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 472 (1999) Population (2006)2 536 | Department Var Canton Salernes Area 28.69 km² Local time Monday 11:17 PM | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Weather 11°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Tourtour 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.
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Map of Tourtour, France
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".
Sister cities
References
Tourtour Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA