Fayence (French pronunciation: [fajɑ̃s]; Occitan: Faiença) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

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Fayence Faiença (Occitan)
Commune
A general view of Fayence
Coat of arms
Location of Fayence
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Coordinates: 43°37′27″N 6°41′41″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Roquebrune-sur-Argens
Intercommunality	Pays de Fayence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Henry[1]
Area 1	27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,890
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83055 /83440
Elevation	184–665 m (604–2,182 ft) (avg. 349 m or 1,145 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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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. The village is located on the road to Mons, which later on joins the Route Napoléon linking Nice to Grenoble through the Alps.

Some high-standing resorts have settled nearby the village in the recent years: the Domaine de Terre Blanche at Tourrettes and Domaine de Fayence attract a foreign clientele. The village contains a primary school (École de la Ferrage) and a junior high school (Collège Marie Mauron).^[3] The Aérodrome de Fayence-Tourettes is one of the most active in Europe for gliding;^{[citation needed]} it hosts the Provence Côte d'Azur Aeronautical Association.

Before and during WWII, Fayence-Tourettes Airfield was an air force base. On 13 June 1940, 12 Italian Fiat CR.42 Falcos from 151° Gruppo of 53° Stormo attacked the airfield, destroying several aircraft on the ground.^[4][5][6]

• Communes of the Var department