Gonfaron

Gonfaron
Commune
Gonfaron Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Gonfaron
Gonfaron Show map of France Gonfaron Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°19′17″N 6°17′23″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Le Luc
Intercommunality	Cœur du Var
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Bongiorno[1]
Area ^1	40.42 km^2 (15.61 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,349
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gonfaron (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃faʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France.

Its detached clock tower is topped with an unusual decorative wrought iron frame housing a bell. Gonfaron is the home of Village des tortues [fr], a rescue and breeding centre for tortoises.

It is served by Gonfaron Station on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.

Motor racing team Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives was based in the town; it competed in Formula One from 1986 to 1991.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,133	—
1975	2,308	+1.13%
1982	2,277	−0.19%
1990	2,566	+1.50%
1999	2,805	+0.99%
2007	3,844	+4.02%
2012	4,244	+2.00%
2017	4,318	+0.35%
2020	4,352	+0.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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