Gonfaron

Gonfaron
The railway station in Gonfaron The railway station in Gonfaron
Coat of arms of Gonfaron Coat of arms
Gonfaron
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Gonfaron
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Besse-sur-Issole
Intercommunality	Cœur du Var
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Yves Orengo
Area1	40.42 km2 (15.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,792
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83067 / 83590
Elevation	98–766 m (322–2,513 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
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.

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

Its detached clock tower is topped with an unusual decorative wrought iron frame housing a bell. Gonfaron is best known for the local 'Village des Tortues', a rescue and breeding centre for tortoises.

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE