Le Muy

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Le Muy
The Tower of Charles Quint, which is an historic monument and contains the Liberation Museum
The Tower of Charles Quint, which is an historic monument and contains the Liberation Museum
Coat of arms of Le Muy
Location of Le Muy
Le Muy is located in France
Le Muy
Le Muy
Coordinates: 43°28′25″N 6°34′00″E / 43.4736°N 6.5667°E / 43.4736; 6.5667Coordinates: 43°28′25″N 6°34′00″E / 43.4736°N 6.5667°E / 43.4736; 6.5667
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonVidauban
IntercommunalityCA Dracénie Provence Verdon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Liliane Boyer[1]
Area
1
66.58 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
9,281
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83086 /83490
Elevation7–561 m (23–1,841 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Muy (French pronunciation: ​[lə mɥi]; Occitan: Lo Muei) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It was one of the first places to be liberated in the Allied invasion of Southern France in August 1944.

It lies near Draguignan and Saint-Tropez.

Place to see[]

In Tour Charles Quint, visit the Liberation Museum, about Operation Dragoon in 1944.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Var department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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