Gonfaron

Gonfaron
Commune
Gonfaron Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Gonfaron
Gonfaron Location within France Gonfaron Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°19′17″N 6°17′23″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Le Luc
Intercommunality	Cœur du Var
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Bongiorno
Area 1	40.42 km2 (15.61 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	4,496
• Density	111.2/km2 (288.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83067 /83590
Elevation	98–766 m (322–2,513 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gonfaron (French pronunciation: [ɡɔ̃faʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France.

Its detached clock tower is topped with an unusual decorative wrought iron frame housing a bell. Gonfaron is the home of Village des tortues, a rescue and breeding centre for tortoises.

It is served by Gonfaron Station on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.

Motor racing team Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives was based in the town; it competed in Formula One from 1986 to 1991.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,133	—
1975	2,308	+1.13%
1982	2,277	−0.19%
1990	2,566	+1.50%
1999	2,805	+0.99%
2007	3,844	+4.02%
2012	4,244	+2.00%
2017	4,318	+0.35%
2023	4,496	+0.68%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Var department