Ramatuelle (Provençal: Ramatuela) is a commune in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

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 (derived 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.

Geography

Climate

Ramatuelle has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Ramatuelle is 16.2 C. The average annual rainfall is 696.8 mm with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.4 C, and lowest in January, at around 9.9 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ramatuelle was 37.3 C on 16 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -10.0 C on 10 February 1956.

Population

Notable people