Le Muy
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The Charles Quint Tower, an historic monument which contains the Liberation Museum. | |
![]() Location of Le Muy | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′25″N 6°34′00″E / 43.4736°N 6.5667°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 |
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 |
| • Density | 152.0/km2 (393.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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 | ||