Gassin

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Gassin

|commune status = Commune

|image = Place Hannibal à Gassin.jpg

|caption = A view within the village of Gassin

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Gassin (Var).svg

|arrondissement = Draguignan

|canton = Sainte-Maxime

|INSEE = 83065

|mayor = Anne-Marie Waniart{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|postal code = 83580

|intercommunality = CC du golfe de Saint-Tropez

|coordinates = {{coord|43.2297|6.5858|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 324

|area km2 = 24.74

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population demonym = {{langx|fr|Gassinois}}[https://www.habitants.fr/var-83 Le nom des habitants du 83 - Var], habitants.fr

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Gassin ({{IPA|fr|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 {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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|date=February 2019}}

It lies 2 kilometres from route D559 which links Hyères (41 km) and Sainte-Maxime (12 km).

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-83065#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1107

|1975 |1519

|1982 |2017

|1990 |2622

|1999 |2710

|2007 |2899

|2012 |2818

|2017 |2560

}}

Historic sites

  • The ramparts (protecting walls that surround the city)
  • The rectory
  • The chapel Notre Dame de la Compassion
  • L'Androuno, one of the world's narrowest streets

Notable people

Activities

  • Walks
  • Varied water sports
  • An 18-hole golf course
  • A polo field and polo club
  • The oldest art gallery in the area, Galerie deï Barri

See also

References

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