Six-Fours-les-Plages

French commune
nomcommune=Six-Fours-les-Plages
on the left) seen from Cap Nègre
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Var
arrondissement=Toulon
canton=Six-Fours-les-Plages
insee=83129
cp=83140
maire=Jean-Sébastien Vialatte
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée
longitude=05.82
latitude=43.10089
alt moy=234 m
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=352 m
hectares=2,658
km²=26.58
sans=33,700
date-sans=2005
dens=1,267
date-dens=2005

Six-Fours-les-Plages is a "commune" in the "département" of Var and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. It is located in the metropolitan Communauté d'agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée, and is southwest of the main city of Toulon.

In the 1999 census, Six-Fours-les-Plages had a population of 32,732. The commune has a land area of 26.58 km² (10.263 sq mi).

Features

The city offers different points of interest. The fort located on the hill that dominates the city is neighboring a chapel from the 11th century known as 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. You can find also the Embiers island which host an oceanographic research center and the smaller Gaou island where concerts are organized every summer.

External links

* http://www.six-fours-les-plages.com/res1024/index.htm