Pourrières

Pourrières
Commune
A general view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Pourrières
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Coordinates: 43°30′12″N 5°44′00″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
Intercommunality	CA Provence Verte
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Bourlin
Area 1	56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	5,474
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83097 /83910
Elevation	239–872 m (784–2,861 ft) (avg. 302 m or 991 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pourrières is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Personalities

It is the home town of the French poet Germain Nouveau.

Jacqueline Eymar, classical pianist born in 1922, died in Pourrières in 2008.

See also

• Communes of the Var department