Trans-en-Provence | |
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Coordinates: 43°30′15″N 6°29′12″E / 43.5042°N 6.4867°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Var |
Arrondissement | Draguignan |
Canton | Draguignan |
Intercommunality | CA Dracénie Provence Verdon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Caymaris[1] |
Area 1 | 16.99 km2 (6.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,285 |
• Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 83141 /83720 |
Elevation | 100–272 m (328–892 ft) (avg. 146 m or 479 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Trans-en-Provence (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃s ɑ̃ pʁɔvɑ̃s]; Provençal: Tranç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Trans-en-Provence is famous among the ufologists as the site of an alleged UFO incident called the "Trans-en-Provence Case".