🇫🇷 Hyères is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in south-eastern France. The old town lies 4 km from the sea clustered around the Castle of Saint Bernard, which is set on a hill. Between the old town and the sea lies the pine-covered hill of Costebelle, which overlooks the peninsula of Giens. Hyères is the oldest resort on the French Riviera. The old town lies 4 km (2.5 mi) from the sea clustered around the Castle of Saint Bernard, which is set on a hill. Between the old town and the sea lies the pine-covered hill of Costebelle, which overlooks the peninsula of Giens. Hyères is the oldest resort on the French Riviera.
Hyères has a population of over 55,400 people. Hyères also forms one of the centres of the wider Toulon Arrondissement which has a population of over 611,237 people.
Twin Towns – Sister Cities Hyères is twinned with: 🇩🇪 Rottweil, Germany; 🇧🇪 Koekelberg, Belgium.