Tourves

Tourves
The Roman bridge in Tourves The Roman bridge in Tourves
Coat of arms of Tourves Coat of arms
Tourves
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Tourves
Coordinates:
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)
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:

• Perinaldo, Italy (1993)

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE