La Croix-Valmer | |
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 The town hall of La Croix-Valmer | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Croix-Valmer | |
  La Croix-Valmer  La Croix-Valmer | |
| Coordinates:43°12′31″N6°34′08″E / 43.2086°N 6.5689°E /43.2086; 6.5689 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| Canton | Sainte-Maxime |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bernard Jobert[1] |
Area 1 | 22.28 km2 (8.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,855 |
| • Density | 173.0/km2 (448.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83048 /83420 |
| Elevation | 0–369 m (0–1,211 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Croix-Valmer (French pronunciation:[lakʁwavalmɛʁ];Occitan:La Crotz Valmer) is acommune in theVardepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion in southeasternFrance.
La Croix-Valmer is at the foot of the Massif des Maures hills in the Bay ofCavalaire-sur-Mer, halfway betweenLe Lavandou andSaint-Tropez.
The EmperorConstantine the Great, on the way to wage war against his brother-in-lawMaxentius in 312 AD, is said to have had a vision of a cross in the sky stating "in hoc signo vinces" (by this sign you will conquer) at the location where La Croix-Valmer is now situated. On April 16, 1893, a stone cross was erected on the site where tradition holds this vision occurred. La Croix-Valmer became a commune on 6 April 1934, separating from the commune ofGassin.
The area has been inhabited since ancient times, as demonstrated by the discovery of remains such as prehistoric tools,cists, and the Roman farm ofPardigon (dating from the third century BC).
During theSecond World War, the beaches of La Croix-Valmer were part of the Allied invasion of Provence duringOperation Dragoon. The name of one of the local beaches, Plage du Débarquement ("Landing Beach"), bears witness to this.
Abel Faivre (1853-1945), a French painter, lived in La Croix Valmer, near the Gigaro beach.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,380 | — |
| 1975 | 1,759 | +3.53% |
| 1982 | 2,064 | +2.31% |
| 1990 | 2,634 | +3.10% |
| 1999 | 2,734 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 3,194 | +1.96% |
| 2012 | 3,509 | +1.90% |
| 2017 | 3,780 | +1.50% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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