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Pourrières

Pourrières
A general view of the village
A general view of the village
Coat of arms of Pourrières
Location of Pourrières
Map
Pourrières is located in France
Pourrières
Pourrières
Pourrières is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Pourrières
Pourrières
Coordinates: 43°30′12″N 5°44′00″E / 43.5034°N 5.7334°E / 43.5034; 5.7334
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementBrignoles
CantonSaint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
IntercommunalityCA Provence Verte
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sébastien Bourlin[1]
Area
1
56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,474
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83097 /83910
Elevation239–872 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.

Pourrières (French pronunciation: [puʁjɛʁ]; Occitan: Porrièras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

It is the home town of the French poet Germain Nouveau.

Jacqueline Eymar, classical pianist born in 1922, died in Pourrières in 2008.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE