Aups
Sign in to savethumb|''Rue de l'horloge (Clock Street) thumb|Entrance to the Collegiate Church of Saint Pancrace showing state ownership of the building thumb|Château de Taurenne Aups (; Provençal in the classical norm, Aup'' in the Mistralian norm, ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Aups
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Aups, vue du chemin Ste Catherine.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of Aups
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Aups (Var).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Brignoles
- French commune.canton
- Flayosc
- French commune.INSEE
- 83007
- French commune.postal code
- 83630
- French commune.mayor
- Antoine Faure
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Lacs Gorges Verdon
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Aups
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Brignoles
- Population
- +2192
- Area
- +64.15
- Elevation
- +578
- Capital of
- canton of Aups
- Shares border with
- Villecroze
- Official website
- aups.fr
- Image
- Aups, vue du chemin Ste Catherine.jpg
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Population
- Tourism
- Truffles
- Provençal Market
- Taurenne Castle
- People from Aups
- See also
- References
thumb|''Rue de l'horloge (Clock Street) thumb|Entrance to the Collegiate Church of Saint Pancrace showing state ownership of the building thumb|Château de Taurenne Aups (; Provençal in the classical norm, Aup'' in the Mistralian norm, ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
==Geography== Located in Provence at 500m alt, Aups is in the first foothills of the Alps. The town is at the gates of Verdon River, at 60 km from the sea and 80 km from the snow stations.Aups is named Capital of Haut-Var and Capital of the truffle and was made a part of the Parc naturel régional du Verdon in 2000. Its typically Mediterranean climate makes the village a healthy place to live.