Six-Fours-les-Plages
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Six-Fours-les-Plages (French pronunciation: [si fuʁ le plaʒ]; Occitan: Sièis Forns lei Plaias, Sièis Four in provençal) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Inhabitants of Six-Fours-les-Plages refer to themselves as "Six-Fournais".
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Six-Fours (and Sanary on the left) seen from Cap Nègre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 43°06′03″N 5°49′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Canton | La Seyne-sur-Mer-2 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Sébastien Vialatte[1] |
Area 1 | 26.58 km2 (10.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 37,109 |
| • Density | 1,396/km2 (3,616/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83129 /83140 |
| Elevation | 0–352 m (0–1,155 ft) (avg. 234 m or 768 ft) |
| Website | Official website |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located in the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée, and is southwest of the main city of Toulon.
Features
The city offers several points of interest. The fort on the hill that dominates the city neighbours an eleventh-century chapel, St Peter "collégiale". There are also nice beaches from the very popular "brutal beach", famous for windsurfing to the secret cove in the Sicié massif. The Île des Embiez is the site of an oceanographic research centre, and the smaller Île Gaou is where concerts are organised every summer.
Population
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Notable people from Six-Fours-les-Plages
- Jean-Claude Mas – founder of Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP), breast implant manufacturer.[5]
- Hélène Ségara – pop singer.
International relations
Emmendingen, Germany[6]
