- Pourcieux
French commune|nomcommune=Pourcieux
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Var
arrondissement=Brignoles
canton=Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
insee=83096
cp=83470
maire=M. Jean-Raymond Niola
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Sainte Baume - Mont Aurélien
longitude=5.78613425
latitude=43.47010389
alt moy=350 m
alt mini=278 m
alt maxi=870 m
hectares=2123
km²=21.23
sans=921
date-sans=1999
dens=43|Pourcieux is a commune situated in the west of the département of Var, in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région ofFrance .The small village provides a typical image of the
Provence ofFrédéric Mistral , with vine-grower's houses built around a castle, and a town square and fountain shaded by hundred year-old plane trees. Its sunny hillsides sit at the foot of theMonts Auréliens , a short distance from theMontagne Sainte-Victoire made famous byPaul Cézanne .
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