Le Muy
Le Muy 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.
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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 | Draguignan |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Liliane Boyer |
Area 1 | 66.58 km2 (25.71 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 9,134 |
• 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
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