Montauroux
Encyclopedia
Montauroux is a commune
in the Var
department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
region
in southeastern France
.
Its neighbor town is the picturesque Callian
which can be seen across a small valley.
. Montauroux rises in tiers of altitudes from 150 m to 400 m. The village has a southern exposure, facing the Esterel massif
and the St Cassien Lake. Montauroux is located mid-way between the sea which is 30 km (18.6 mi) away and the first ski resort which is 40 km (24.9 mi), away. Montauroux benefits from an exceptional amount of sunny days and is visited by tourists in the summer months,many hotels are often fully booked for the summer by mid-April or earlier.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Var
Var (département)
The Var is a French department in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in Provence, in southeast France. It takes its name from the river Var, which used to flow along its eastern boundary, but the boundary was moved in 1860...
department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Its neighbor town is the picturesque Callian
Callian, Var
Callian is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Var department*-References:*...
which can be seen across a small valley.
Geography
Montauroux is situated in the east of the Var and at the border of the Alpes-MaritimesAlpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
. Montauroux rises in tiers of altitudes from 150 m to 400 m. The village has a southern exposure, facing the Esterel massif
Esterel massif
The Esterel Massif is a coastal mountain range in the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes in Provence, south-east France....
and the St Cassien Lake. Montauroux is located mid-way between the sea which is 30 km (18.6 mi) away and the first ski resort which is 40 km (24.9 mi), away. Montauroux benefits from an exceptional amount of sunny days and is visited by tourists in the summer months,many hotels are often fully booked for the summer by mid-April or earlier.