Tourves

Tourves
Commune
The Roman bridge in Tourves

Coat of arms
Tourves
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Tourves
Coordinates: 43°24′32″N 5°55′29″E / 43.4089°N 5.9247°E / 43.4089; 5.9247Coordinates: 43°24′32″N 5°55′29″E / 43.4089°N 5.9247°E / 43.4089; 5.9247
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Var
Arrondissement Brignoles
Canton Brignoles
Intercommunality Comté de Provence
Government
 • Mayor (1983–2008) Maurice Constans
Area1 65.62 km2 (25.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 4,712
 • Density 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 83140 /83170
Elevation 238–542 m (781–1,778 ft)
(avg. 296 m or 971 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.

Tourves (Torves in Occitan) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Twin towns — sister cities

Tourves is twinned with:

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