Fayence
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fayence (French pronunciation: [fajɑ̃s]; Occitan: Faiença) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Fayence
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| Coordinates: 43°37′27″N 6°41′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Roquebrune-sur-Argens |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Fayence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Henry[1] |
Area 1 | 27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 6,024 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83055 /83440 |
| Elevation | 184–665 m (604–2,182 ft) (avg. 349 m or 1,145 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fayence is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the Mediterranean Sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. The village is located on the road to Mons, which later on joins the Route Napoléon linking Nice to Grenoble through the Alps.
Some high-standing resorts have settled nearby the village in the recent years: the Domaine de Terre Blanche at Tourrettes and Domaine de Fayence attract a foreign clientele. The village contains a primary school (École de la Ferrage) and a junior high school (Collège Marie Mauron).[3] The Aérodrome de Fayence-Tourettes is one of the most active in Europe for gliding;[citation needed] it hosts the Provence Côte d'Azur Aeronautical Association.
History
Before and during WWII, Fayence-Tourettes Airfield was an air force base. On 13 June 1940, 12 Italian Fiat CR.42 Falcos from 151° Gruppo of 53° Stormo attacked the airfield, destroying several aircraft on the ground.[4][5][6]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,768 | — |
| 1975 | 2,146 | +2.81% |
| 1982 | 2,652 | +3.07% |
| 1990 | 3,502 | +3.54% |
| 1999 | 4,253 | +2.18% |
| 2009 | 4,928 | +1.48% |
| 2014 | 5,602 | +2.60% |
| 2020 | 5,770 | +0.49% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Notable people
Gustave Malécot (28 December 1911–1998), mathematician
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