Pourcieux
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The village seen from Mount Aurélien | ||
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  Pourcieux | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Pourcieux | ||
| Coordinates: 43°28′12″N 5°47′10″E / 43.4701°N 5.7861°ECoordinates: 43°28′12″N 5°47′10″E / 43.4701°N 5.7861°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Var | |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles | |
| Canton | Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume | |
| Intercommunality | Sainte Baume – Mont Aurélien | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Raymond Niola | |
| Area1 | 21.23 km2 (8.20 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,053 | |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83096 / 83470 | |
| Elevation |
278–870 m (912–2,854 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Pourcieux is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
The small village provides a typical image of the Provence of Frédéric Mistral, with vine-grower's houses built around a castle, and a town square and fountain shaded by hundred year-old plane trees. Its sunny hillsides sit at the foot of the Monts Auréliens, a short distance from the Montagne Sainte-Victoire made famous by Paul Cézanne.
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