Flayosc (; Provençal: ''Flaiòsc'') is a

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in the

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in the

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, in southeastern

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Geography

Flayosc is far from

Draguignan Draguignan (; oc, Draguinhan) is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (formerly Provence), southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of Ar ...

, and about from the

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. The village is located on a rocky hill, near the church. Three very 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 The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

. 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.

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

* 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.