Le Muy

Le Muy
Lo Muei (Occitan)
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
Location of Le Muy
Le Muy is located in France
Le Muy
Le Muy
Location within France
Le Muy is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Muy
Le Muy
Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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
Area
1
66.58 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (98 ft)
Highest elevation
561 m (1,841 ft)
Lowest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2023)
10,118
 • Density152.0/km2 (393.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83086 /83490
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 Var, a 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%
2007 8,716+1.36%
2012 9,327+1.36%
2017 9,134−0.42%
2023 10,118+1.72%
Source: INSEE

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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE