Pourrières
Pourrières (French pronunciation: [puʁjɛʁ]; Occitan: Porrièras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Coordinates: 43°30′12″N 5°44′00″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Var |
Arrondissement | Brignoles |
Canton | Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume |
Intercommunality | CA Provence Verte |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Bourlin[1] |
Area 1 | 56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi) |
Population | 5,327 |
• Density | 95/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 83097 /83910 |
Elevation | 239–872 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. |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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