Ramatuelle

Ramatuelle
A general view of Ramatuelle
Coat of arms
Ramatuelle
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  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	Saint-Tropez
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Roland Bruno
Area^1	35.57 km^2 (13.73 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,326
• Density	65/km^2 (170/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ramatuelle is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

It 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. 'the mercy of God')^[1] and was part of the area ruled by the Moors of nearby Fraxinet in the ninth and tenth centuries.^[2]

Detail of Street

See also

• Communes of the Var department
• Umayyad invasion of Gaul

References

• INSEE

1. Xavier de Planhol; Paul Claval (1994). An Historical Geography of France (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780521322089.
2. 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

External links

• Tourism Office