Le Muy
Le Muy ( Provençal Lo Muei or Lou Muei ) is a commune with 9189 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Var department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.
Geography
Le Muy is located between the towns of La Motte, Roquebrune -sur -Argens, Le Plan -de- la-Tour and Fréjus.
The rivers Argens, Nartuby and Endre flow through the site.
History
The origin of the name Le Muy is not clear. In 1178, he appears as a modius, the Latin term for a bushel in the sources. Just is also of Muyco, which means in Provençal wet, boggy place.
In the 11th century Le Muy was first fief of Saint -Victor, later the Counts of Provence. In the 13th and 14th centuries, a part of the rule was the families Balb de Saint -Alban and Pontevès. In 1430, the violence went into the hands of Rascas who built a Marquisat there.
In 1536 the inhabitants resisted the invasion of Provence by Charles V and planned an assassination attempt. Mistakenly, the poet Garcilaso de la Vega was killed in his place. The rebels were in spite of the promise of the emperor to spare them when they stood, hanged. In Le Muy commemorate two signs the poet and the heroism of the inhabitants of Le Muy.
On August 15, 1944 landed in Le Muy as part of Operation Dragoon parachutists units for liberation from German occupation.
Attractions
- The Musée de la libération commemorates the liberation of Provence in August 1944 by Operation Dragoon.
- The Tour Charles Quint commemorates the invasion of Charles V
- The Provencal markets, Thursdays and Sundays are held are well visited by both tourists and residents of the region.
- The Gorges de Pennafort around 5 km north of Le Muy.
Economy
- Wineries where wines of AOC Côtes de Provence are grown including the Chateau du Rouët.
- The golf course of Saint- Endréol in La Motte en Provence is a popular destination of sports tourism.
- In the industrial area, there is, among other things, the Regional Custodian of the company Schlecker.