Montauroux

Montauroux
Montauroux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Fayence
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Bottero (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	150–400 m (490–1,300 ft)
Land area1	33.41 km2 (12.90 sq mi)
Population2	4,843  (2006)
- Density	145 /km2 (380 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	83081/ 83440
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.

Coordinates: 43°37′09″N 6°45′57″E / 43.619167°N 6.765833°E / 43.619167; 6.765833

Montauroux is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Its neighbor town is the picturesque Callian which can be seen across a small valley.

Geography

Montauroux is situated in the east of the Var and at the border of the Alpes-Maritimes. Montauroux rises in tiers of altitudes from 150 m to 400 m. The village has a southern exposure, facing the Esterel massif and the St Cassien Lake. Montauroux is located mid-way between the sea which is 30 km (19 mi) away and the first ski resort which is 40 km (25 mi), away. Montauroux benefits from an exceptional amount of sunny days and is visited by tourists in the summer months,many hotels are often fully booked for the summer by mid-April or earlier.

Religion

There is a house of sisters of the Community of the Glorious Ascension, an Anglican order, at Prasada in Montauroux.

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE