Ramatuelle
Ramatuelle (Provençal: Ramatuela) is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2016, it had a population of 2,077.
Ramatuelle | |
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.jpg) A view of Ramatuelle | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Ramatuelle  | |
  Ramatuelle  Ramatuelle | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′00″N 6°36′43″E / 43.2167°N 6.6119°ECoordinates: 43°13′00″N 6°36′43″E / 43.2167°N 6.6119°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Sainte-Maxime |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Roland Bruno |
| Area 1 | 35.57 km2 (13.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,070 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83101 /83350 |
| Elevation | 0–324 m (0–1,063 ft) (avg. 146 m or 479 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
HistoryEdit
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 (derived from the Arabic Rahmatollah i.e. رحمة الله 'the mercy of God')[2] and was part of the area ruled by the Moors of nearby Fraxinet in the ninth and tenth centuries.[3]
Centre of the village
Mediterranean coast
Château Volterra.
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Xavier de Planhol; Paul Claval (1994). An Historical Geography of France (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780521322089.
- ^ P. Sénac, "Contribution a l'étude des incursions Musulmanes dans l'Occident Chrétien: la localisation du Ğabal al-Qilāl" Revue de l'Occident Musulman et de la Méditerranée, 31 (1981) 7–14.
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