Cavalaire-sur-Mer

Cavalaire-sur-Mer (pronounced [kavalɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ]; Provençal: Cavalaira de Mar or simply Cavalaira) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Cavalaire-sur-Mer

Cavalaira de Mar  (Occitan)
Commune
An aerial view of the bay and the harbour of Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 43°10′19″N 6°31′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonSainte-Maxime
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Annick Napoleon
Area
1
16.74 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,385
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83036 /83240
Elevation0–528 m (0–1,732 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Cavalaire-sur-Mer is probably derived from an ancient Phoenician colony of the name of Heracles Caccabaria. There are also remains of a Gallo-Roman occupation in Pardigon.

The town was detached from Gassin in 1929.

The village is located on the route of the old railway Saint Raphael–Toulon (sometimes called Train Pignes), now defunct. However, the location of the old railway line can be noted and its path followed (and in much of the coast from Le Lavandou to St. Raphael, Cavalaire is even a "Road Train Pignes").

During World War II, on August 16, 1944, it was one of the sites of a beach landing in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. Every year, August 15 sees a parade of military vehicles and the reconstruction of a military camp.

Its sister city is New Port Richey, Florida.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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