Gassin | |
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Coordinates: 43°13′47″N 6°35′09″E / 43.2297°N 6.5858°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Var |
Arrondissement | Draguignan |
Canton | Sainte-Maxime |
Intercommunality | CC du golfe de Saint-Tropez |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Marie Waniart[1] |
Area 1 | 24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,655 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Demonym | French: Gassinois[3] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 83065 /83580 |
Elevation | 0–324 m (0–1,063 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gassin (French pronunciation: [ɡasɛ̃]) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
It is located very near to the holiday destination of Saint-Tropez. Perched high up on a rock, it is less than 4 km (2.5 mi) from the sea. Many Tropezian tourists attracted by a more affordable life prefer to stay in Gassin and enjoy the same kind of "Cote d'Azur" life.[citation needed]
It lies 2 kilometres from route D559 which links Hyères (41 km) and Sainte-Maxime (12 km).