Le Revest-les-Eaux
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region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
Department | Var | |
Arrondissement | Toulon | |
Canton | Toulon-3 | |
Community association | Toulon Provence Méditerranée | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 11 ′ N , 5 ° 56 ′ E | |
height | 50-804 m | |
surface | 24.07 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,865 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 161 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 83760 | |
INSEE code | 83103 | |
Website | http://www.lerevest83.fr | |
View from Mont Coudon, near Mont Faron |
Le Revest-les-Eaux is a French municipality with 3865 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Var department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Toulon-3 in the arrondissement of Toulon .
geography
Le Revest-les-Eaux is located in the north of Toulon, to whose urban area the municipality on Mont Faron (altitude 584 m) borders. Seen from west to east, Le Revest-les-Eaux has the following neighboring communities: Toulon , Évenos , Signes , Solliès-Toucas , Solliès-Ville and La Valette-du-Var .
The old village was built on a rock at the foot of a medieval tower. The houses, which are mainly oriented towards the west and south, are located on four streets that are connected by passages. Le Revest is a typical Provencal place, the municipal area of which is largely protected.
Le Revest-les-Eaux dominates the Dardennes valley with its reservoir. The place is separated from the sea by the 584 m high Mont Faron, to the north rises the 804 m high Mont Caume , the 796 m high Grand Cap and the Coudon .
history
The place is mentioned in the documents for the first time in the 13th century as Revestetum and Revestum . It was under the rule of the Counts of Marseille , later those of Montauban and Ventimiglia .
Web links
- Pictures from Le Revest-les-Eaux on toulonnais.com