Fayence is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern France.
Fayence is one of a series of “perched villages” overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the Mediterranean Sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël.
Tourism and main attractions
- 12th century castle: historical remains.
- 15th century chapel: Notre-Dame-des-Cyprès chapel and its bells from 1752.
- 18th century church: Saint-Jean-Baptiste church. It includes a set of 32 glass roofs created by the Toulouse glass painter Henri Guérin in 1971.
- Saracen door.
- Clock Tower with a viewpoint and orientation table overlooking the entire Var department.
- Fountains and washhouse.
- Memorial. Commemorated conflicts 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.
Museums
- The two bread ovens in the village: oven du Mitan with staging and the Saint-Clair oven.
- The agricultural Écomusée with its mills from the 12th to the 17th centuries.
Shortest distances by car
From Paris: 8 hr 59 min (900 km) via A6 and A7
From Marseille: 2 hr 7 min (169 km) via A8
From Nice: 1 hr 2 min (65.5 km) via A8
From Toulouse: 5 hr 23 min (532 km) via A61, A9 and A8
From Monaco: 1 hr 19 min (88.4 km) via A8
From Andorra: 7 hr 9 min (620 km) via A8
From Madrid: 12 hr 22 min (1,235 km) via A-2
From Moscow: 35 hr (3,127 km) via E30/M1
From Belgrade: 14 hr 27 min (1,391 km) via E70
From Istanbul: 25 hr (2,341 km) via E70
From Bern: 7 hr 19 min (745 km) via A7
Main information
Area: 27,68 km2
Population: 5 890
Coordinates: 43°37′27″N 6°41′41″E
Language: French
Currency: Euro
Visa: Schengen
Time: Central European UTC +1
See also France travel guide
See also Spain travel guide
See also Pyrenees travel guide
See also Andorra travel guide
