Pourrières (French pronunciation: [puʁjɛʁ]; Occitan: Porrièras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Pourrières | |
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 A general view of the village | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pourrières  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°30′12″N 5°44′00″E / 43.5034°N 5.7334°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[1] |
Area 1 | 56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 980 | — |
| 1975 | 1,270 | +3.77% |
| 1982 | 1,718 | +4.41% |
| 1990 | 2,631 | +5.47% |
| 1999 | 3,985 | +4.72% |
| 2007 | 4,443 | +1.37% |
| 2012 | 4,543 | +0.45% |
| 2017 | 5,155 | +2.56% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
editIt is the home town of the French poet Germain Nouveau.
Jacqueline Eymar, classical pianist born in 1922, died in Pourrières in 2008.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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