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Pourcieux |
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Pourcieux
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Brignoles |
| Canton | Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume |
| Intercommunality | Sainte Baume – Mont Aurélien |
| Mayor | Jean-Raymond Niola (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 278–870 m (912–2,850 ft) (avg. 350 m/1,150 ft) |
| Land area1 | 21.23 km2 (8.20 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,053 (2006) |
| - Density | 50 /km2 (130 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83096/ 83470 |
| 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. | |
Pourcieux is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
The small village provides a typical image of the Provence of Frédéric 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 the Monts Auréliens, a short distance from the Montagne Sainte-Victoire made famous by Paul Cézanne.