Montauroux (; oc, Montauron) is a commune in the

Var Var or VAR may refer to: Places * Var (department), a department of France * Var (river), France * Vār, Iran, village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Var, Iran (disambiguation), other places in Iran * Vár, a village in Obreja commune, Ca ...

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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.

Geography

Montauroux is situated in the east of the Var and at the border of the

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it ...

. Montauroux rises in tiers of altitudes from 150 m to 400 m. The village has a southern exposure, facing the

Esterel massif The Massif de l'Esterel (Occitan Provençal: ''Esterèu''; English: Esterel Massif) is a Mediterranean coastal mountain range in the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes on the French Riviera. Neighbouring cities are Mandelieu-la-Napoule and ...

and the St Cassien Lake. Montauroux is located midway between the sea which is away and the first ski resort which is , 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. It is also part of the

Pays de Fayence The Pays de Fayence is a 'communauté de communes' made up of 9 communes in the departement Var, southeastern France. Its seat is in the town Fayence.communauté de communes.

Population

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{{authority control Communes of Var (department)

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