Fayence

For the tin-glazed earthenware, see faience.

Fayence
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of Fayence
Coat of arms
Fayence
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Fayence
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Fayence
Intercommunality	Pays de Fayence
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Luc Fabre
Area1	27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,872
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83055 / 83440
Elevation	184–665 m (604–2,182 ft) (avg. 349 m or 1,145 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.

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

Fayence is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. The village is located on the road to Mons, which later on joins the Route Napoléon (linking Nice to Grenoble through the Alps).

Some high-standing resorts have settled nearby the village in the recent years: the Domaine de Terre Blanche at Tourrettes, Var and Domaine de Fayence attracting a foreign clientele. The aerodrome of Fayence-Tourettes is one of the most active in Europe for Gliding.

The village contains a primary school (Ecole la Ferrage) and a highschool (Marie Mauron).

Fayence-Tourettes Airport is the biggest glider planes center in Europe, and hosts the Provence Côte d'Azur Aeronautical Association.

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE
• AAPCA

External links

• Photos of Fayence on photoenligne
• Photos of Fayence on Pbase