Grimaud, Var

Grimaud (French pronunciation: [ɡʁimo]) is a village and commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Grimaud
Commune
Grimaud Village
Coat of arms
Location of Grimaud
Grimaud Show map of France Grimaud Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°16′27″N 6°31′20″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Sainte-Maxime
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Benedetto[1]
Area 1	44.58 km2 (17.21 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,557
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83068 /83310
Elevation	0–503 m (0–1,650 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
Website	www.mairie-grimaud.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located on the French Riviera. The village of Grimaud is a perched village, with historical links to the Grimaldi family. Gibelin de Grimaldi aided William the Good in driving the Saracens of Fraxinet out of the area in AD 973 and was rewarded with the land. The village is dominated by its 11th-century castle (partially restored).

The Gulf of Saint Tropez was known as the Gulf of Grimaud until the end of the 19th century. The seaside town of Port Grimaud lies within the commune, at the head of the gulf.

Castle ruins

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,672	—
1975	2,408	+5.35%
1982	2,910	+2.74%
1990	3,322	+1.67%
1999	3,780	+1.45%
2007	4,233	+1.42%
2012	4,041	−0.92%
2017	4,541	+2.36%
2022	4,557	+0.07%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Michel Darluc (1717–1783), doctor and naturalist, was born in Grimaud
• Henri Desgrange (1865–1940), bicycle racer, sports journalist and the first organiser of the Tour de France, died in Grimaud
• Laurent Voulzy (1948), for his famous song « Grimaud » in 1979.

See also

• Communes of the Var department