Gonfaron
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| Commune of Gonfaron | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 06° 17' 23" E |
| Latitude | 43° 19' 17" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Département | Var |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles |
| Canton | Besse-sur-Issole |
| Intercommunality | Cœur du Var - Plaine des Maures |
| Mayor | Yves Orengo (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 98 m–766 m (avg. 180 m) |
| Land area¹ | 40.42 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,805 |
| - Density (1999) | 69/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83067/ 83590 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Gonfaron is a small hillside town and commune in the Var département, in Provence, southern France.
Its standalone 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.
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