Gonfaron

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Gonfaron

(2020–2026) Thierry Bongiorno^[1]Area

40.42 km² (15.61 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,342 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

83067 /83590

Elevation98–766 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 best known for the local Village des Tortues, a rescue and breeding centre for tortoises.

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

A former Formula One team was based in Gonfaron, and named after the town: Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives.

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%
2020	4,352	+0.26%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE