Le Castellet, Var

Le Castellet
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Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Toulon
Canton	Le Beausset
Intercommunality	Sud Sainte Baume
Government
• Mayor (since 2001)	Gabriel Tambon
Area1	44.77 km2 (17.29 sq mi)
Population (2007)2	4,252
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83035 / 83330
Dialling codes	0494
Elevation	21–503 m (69–1,650 ft); (avg. 300 m or 980 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.

Le Castellet is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is mostly a small feudal village perched on a cliff edge^[1]

It is situated north-west of Toulon next to La Cadière-d'Azur and Le Beausset. It is surrounded by vineyards and is part of the Côtes de Provence Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) of Bandol.

The Circuit Paul Ricard is found near this commune.

Film and TV

Le Castellet was the setting for the film La femme du boulanger (The Baker's Wife) starring Raimu directed by writer/director Marcel Pagnol^[1]

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