Le Muy
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.
Le Muy | |
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 The Tower of Charles Quint, which is an historic monument and contains the Liberation Museum | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Muy  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°28′25″N 6°34′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Vidauban |
| Intercommunality | CA Dracénie Provence Verdon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Liliane Boyer[1] |
| Area 1 | 66.58 km2 (25.71 sq mi) |
| Population | 9,288 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83086 /83490 |
| Elevation | 7–561 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. | |
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
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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