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Correns
Administration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Department Var Arrondissement Brignoles Canton Cotignac Intercommunality Comté de Provence Mayor Michaël Latz
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 139–561 m (456–1,841 ft)
(avg. 152 m/499 ft)Land area1 37.06 km2 (14.31 sq mi) Population2 815 (2006) - Density 22 /km2 (57 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 83045/ 83570 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 43°29′18″N 6°04′49″E / 43.48833333°N 6.08027778°E
Correns is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Its name in the Provençal language is Courrens.
It is at the entry of two gorges: Vallon Sourn and the Bagarède. The village is on the banks of the Argens river. Correns bills itself as "le Premier Village Bio de France". 'Bio’ is what the French say when they mean ‘organic’. Its main produce is wine.
See also
References
External links
- [1] Official site in French
Categories:- Communes of Var
- Var geography stubs
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