Flayosc
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Flayosc
|native name = {{native name|oc|Flaiòsc}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Vue du village de Flayosc depuis le chemin de la Colle (2).JPG
|caption = A view of the town from the road to Colle
|image coat of arms = Blason Flayosc.svg
|arrondissement = Draguignan
|canton = Flayosc
|INSEE = 83058
|postal code = 83780
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Dracénie Provence Verdon
|coordinates = {{coord|43.535|6.3975|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 235
|elevation min m = 140
|elevation max m = 752
|area km2 = 45.95
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Flayosc ({{IPA|fr|flajɔsk}}; Provençal Occitan: Flaiòsc) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Geography
Flayosc is {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Draguignan, about {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the Mediterranean Sea (to the southeast).
The town is located on a rocky hill, near the church. Three small rivers crosses the village : the Pontchalade, the Florieyes and the Rimalte.
History
= Antiquity =
The place allowed local residents to watch over the valley and to protect villages in the neighbourhood, for example Saint-Lambert (far from 5 km).
After the destruction of Antea, a village in the neighbourhood, by the Roman Empire, people decided to live in this place.
= Since 1789 =
The lord of Flayosc lost his powers and his castle during the French Revolution.
In the 19th century, the village became a place where shoes were made : many factories were created. The village had, thanks to this activity, a long prosperous period. About 3,000 people lived in Flayosc in 1914.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-83058#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1454
|1975 |1867
|1982 |2384
|1990 |3233
|1999 |3924
|2007 |4341
|2012 |4366
|2017 |4294
|2020|4195
}}
Natural patrimony, fauna and flora
The village is classified in Zone Natura 2000 and in Zone Naturelle d'Intérêt Ecologique, Faunistique et Floristique.
Twin towns
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Vezza d'Oglio since 2002
Bibliography
- Charles-Laurent Salch, Dictionnaire des châteaux et fortifications de la France au Moyen Âge, ed. Publitotal, reprint 1991, page 478.
See also
References
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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=COM-83058 Statistics]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.ville-flayosc.fr Local council of Flayosc] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309064350/http://www.ville-flayosc.fr/ |date=2009-03-09 }}
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110711040132/http://www.frejus-saint-raphael.com/plan-des-villes/flayosc.php Map of Flayosc]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/inventai/patrimoine/ Architectural patrimony] on the site of French Ministry of culture
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.sdap-83.culture.gouv.fr/index.php?option=com_sdap&Itemid=86 Protected patrimony of Flayosc]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.paca.ecologie.gouv.fr/ Site of the regional Office of Ecology]
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