Pourcieux
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Commune of Pourcieux |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles |
| Canton | Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume |
| Intercommunality | Sainte Baume - Mont Aurélien |
| Mayor | M. Jean-Raymond Niola (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 278 m–870 m (avg. 350 m) |
| Land area¹ | 21.23 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
921 |
| - Density | 43/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 83096/ 83470 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Pourcieux is a commune situated in the west of the département of Var, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France.
The small village provides a typical image of the Provence of Frédéric Mistral, with vine-grower's houses built around a castle, and a town square and fountain shaded by hundred year-old plane trees. Its sunny hillsides sit at the foot of the Monts Auréliens, a short distance from the Montagne Sainte-Victoire made famous by Paul Cézanne.
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