Bormes-les-Mimosas

Bormes-les-Mimosas
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Bormes-les-Mimosas is located in France
Bormes-les-Mimosas
Bormes-les-Mimosas
Bormes-les-Mimosas is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Bormes-les-Mimosas
Bormes-les-Mimosas
Coordinates: 43°09′09″N 6°20′38″E / 43.152500°N 6.3439°E / 43.152500; 6.3439
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementToulon
CantonLa Crau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Arizzi[1]
Area
1
97.32 km2 (37.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,173
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83019 /83230
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bormes-les-Mimosas (French pronunciation: [bɔʁm le mimoza]; Occitan: Bòrmas dei Mimòsas) is a commune in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, southeastern France.

It has a Mediterranean climate.

Bormes-les-Mimosas is a city in bloom and won the 2003 Gold Medal awarded by the Entente Florale. The Fort de Brégançon, located in the commune, is the official retreat for the President of the French Republic.

The historic village is situated on the hills. Medieval houses are overgrown with bougainvillea flowers. Significant buildings include the church and the town hall.

Other parts of town include the seaside district of La Faviere with its marina.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.