Tourves

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

Tourves
Commune
The Roman bridge in Tourves
Coat of arms
Location of Tourves
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Coordinates: 43°24′32″N 5°55′29″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Brignoles
Intercommunality	CA Provence Verte
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Constans[1]
Area 1	65.62 km2 (25.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,220
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,648	—
1975	1,844	+1.62%
1982	2,137	+2.13%
1990	2,788	+3.38%
1999	3,428	+2.32%
2007	4,774	+4.23%
2012	4,963	+0.78%
2017	5,025	+0.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Tourves is twinned with:

• Perinaldo, Italy (1993)

See also

• Communes of the Var department