Claviers

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Coordinates: 43°36′04″N 6°33′50″E / 43.60119581, 6.56377159

Commune of Claviers

Location
Claviers (France)
Claviers
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Var
Arrondissement Draguignan
Canton Callas
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération dracénoise
Statistics
Elevation 192–728
(avg. 400)
Land area¹ 15.90 km²
Population²
(2006)
668
 - Density 34.8/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 83041/ 83830
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Claviers is a village in southeastern France. It is located in the province of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, and within the département of Var. It is approximately 60 km west of Cannes. It has a population of 600.

[edit] History

Like much of France, there is evidence of the Roman presence during the early part of the past millennium. There can be seen evidence of Gallo-Roman occupation south of Claviers.