Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer
Rayol- Canadel- sur -Mer is a commune with 718 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Var department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur; it belongs to the district of Draguignan and the canton of Saint- Tropez.
Rayol- Canadel- sur -Mer on the French Mediterranean coast and on the Corniche des Maures between Le Lavandou in the west and Cavalaire-sur- Mer in the east. Until the 20th century the municipality was only forest with some shepherds' huts. In 1925 the resort was founded in 1949 Rayol -Canadel from the municipality of La Môle was outsourced. The Domaine du Rayol within Rayol -Canadel now belongs to the Conservatoire du littoral and thus is protected.
Demographics
Attractions
- Domaine du Rayol
Personalities
- Henry Royce (1863-1933), engineer, lived in Canadel
- Charles Koechlin (1867-1950), composer, died in Canadel
- Paul Goy (1883-1964), writer, died in Rayol -Canadel
- Pierre -André de Wisches (1909-1997), painter, often held in 1950 in Rayol -Canadel on
- Jacques Chirac ( born 1932 ), politician, lived in Canadel during the Second World War
- Sacha Distel (1933-2004), composer, died in Rayol -Canadel