Tourtour
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Salernes |
| Mayor | Pierre Jugy (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 375–904 m (1,230–2,966 ft) (avg. 635 m or 2,083 ft) |
| Land area1 | 28.69 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 536 (2006) |
| - Density | 19 /km2 (49 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83139/ 83690 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°35′25″N 6°18′11″E / 43.5903°N 6.3031°E
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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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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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