Fayence

Fayence

*Faiença* (Occitan)
Fayence Faiença (Occitan)
Commune
	A general view of Fayence
	Coat of arms
	Fayence Fayence
	Coordinates: 43°37′27″N 6°41′41″E / 43.6242°N 6.6947°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Intercommunality	Pays de Fayence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Henry
Area 1	27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Fayence (French pronunciation: [fajɑ̃s]; Occitan: Faiença) 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 Mediterranean 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 and Domaine de Fayence attract a foreign clientele. The village contains a primary school (École de la Ferrage) and a junior high school (Collège Marie Mauron).^[2] The Aérodrome de Fayence-Tourettes is one of the most active in Europe for gliding;^{[citation needed]} it hosts the Provence Côte d'Azur Aeronautical Association.

History

Before and during WWII, Fayence-Tourettes Airfield was an air force base. On 13 June 1940, 12 Italian Fiat CR.42 Falcos from 151° Gruppo of 53° Stormo attacked the airfield, destroying several aircraft on the ground.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,768	—
1975	2,146	+2.81%
1982	2,652	+3.07%
1990	3,502	+3.54%
1999	4,253	+2.18%
2009	4,928	+1.48%
2014	5,602	+2.60%
2020	5,770	+0.49%
Source: INSEE^[6]

Notable people

Gustave Malécot (28 December 1911–1998), mathematician

References

Citations

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ Louis Boisgibault, Fahad Al Kabbani (2020): Energy Transition in Metropolises, Rural Areas and Deserts. Wiley - ISTE. (Energy series) ISBN 9781786304995.
^ Skulski 2007, p. 20.
^ Sgarlato 2005, p. 24.
^ De Marchi 1994, p. 6.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Bibliography

De Marchi, Italo. Fiat CR.42 Falco (in Italian). Modena, Italy: Stem Mucchi, 1994. No ISBN.
Sgarlato, Nico. Fiat CR.42 (in Italian). Parma, Italy: Delta Editrice, 2005.
Skulski, Przemysław. Fiat CR.42 Falco. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2007. ISBN 83-89450-34-8.

External links

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[2] Louis Boisgibault, Fahad Al Kabbani (2020): Energy Transition in Metropolises, Rural Areas and Deserts. Wiley - ISTE. (Energy series) ISBN 9781786304995.

[3] Skulski 2007, p. 20.

[Sgarlato_2005,_p._24-4] Sgarlato 2005, p. 24.

[De_Marchi_1994,_p._6-5] De Marchi 1994, p. 6.

[pophist-6] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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