Fox-Amphoux
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Fox-Amphoux | |
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 A general view of the village | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fox-Amphoux | |
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| Coordinates: 43°35′52″N 6°05′37″E / 43.5978°N 6.0936°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles |
| Canton | Flayosc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hubert Geolle[1] |
Area 1 | 40.76 km2 (15.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 501 |
| • Density | 12.3/km2 (31.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83060 /83670 |
| Elevation | 376–691 m (1,234–2,267 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fox-Amphoux (French pronunciation: [fɔks ɑ̃fu]; Occitan: Fòs Anfós) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in south-eastern France.
As with many smaller villages off the beaten track and closer to the coast, the village perché of Fox-Amphoux lives a quiet life. The old church tower behind the town square offers a 360° panorama of the surrounding countryside including a view of Mont Sainte Victoire to the west. The former hotel in the centre of the village offers bed and breakfast ('chambres d'hôtes').
Paul Barras, president of the Directory and a major figure of the French Revolution, was born in Fox-Amphoux in 1755.[3][4] Christer Strömholm (1918–2002) a Swedish photographer, recipient of the 1997 Hasselblad Award, had a house here. The artist René Lacroix (1948–2011) originally from Nice, moved to Fox-Amphoux in 2004 and had his atelier/gallery in the far end of the village; his works have been exhibited in France and also abroad.
