Le Muy

For other uses, see Muy (disambiguation).
Le Muy
Lo Muei (Occitan)
Commune
The Charles Quint Tower, an historic monument which contains the Liberation Museum.
The Charles Quint Tower, an historic monument which contains the Liberation Museum.
Coat of arms of Le Muy
Coat of arms
Location of Le Muy
Map
Le Muy is located in France
Le Muy
Le Muy
Le Muy is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Muy
Le Muy
Coordinates: 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
 (2021)[2]
9,646
 • Density140/km2 (380/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.

Le Muy was one of the first places to be liberated in the Allied invasion of Southern France in August 1944. It lies to the southeast of Draguignan and north-northwest of Saint-Tropez.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,820—    
1975 4,280+1.64%
1982 5,442+3.49%
1990 7,248+3.65%
1999 7,826+0.86%
2009 8,983+1.39%
2014 9,389+0.89%
2020 9,468+0.14%
Source: INSEE[3]

Tourism

In the Charles Quint Tower (Tour Charles Quint), tourists can visit the Liberation Museum,[4] about Operation Dragoon in 1944.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Liberation Museum
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