Ramatuelle

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Ramatuelle
Commune
A view of Ramatuelle
Coat of arms
Location of Ramatuelle
Map credit Ramatuelle Location within France Show map of France Map credit Ramatuelle Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°13′00″N 6°36′43″E / 43.2167°N 6.6119°E / 43.2167; 6.6119
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Sainte-Maxime
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Golfe de Saint-Tropez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roland Bruno (PS)
Area 1	35.57 km2 (13.73 sq mi)
Elevation	146 m (479 ft)
Highest elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2023)	1,888
• Density	53.08/km2 (137.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83101 /83350
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ramatuelle (French pronunciation: [ʁamatɥɛl]; Provençal: Ramatuela) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Var.

History

Ramatuelle lies near St-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime and Gassin. It was built on a hill to defend itself against enemies. The town was known in the Middle Ages as Ramatuella (either derived from the tribe of the Camatullici or from the Arabic Rahmatollah i.e. رحمة الله 'the mercy of God') and was part of the area ruled by the Moors of nearby Fraxinet in the ninth and tenth centuries.

• 
  Centre of the village
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  Mediterranean coast
• 
  Château Volterra.

Geography

Population

Notable people

• David Hamilton (British photographer), lived here around 1975-1980
• Michel Berger, French musician and music producer, died here in 1992.
• Gérard Philipe, French actor, was buried here in 1959.

See also

• Communes of the Var department
• Umayyad invasion of Gaul