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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Raphaël
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 98
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Dordogne
- Arrondissement
- Nontron
- Canton
- Isle-Loue-Auvézère
- Mayor 2020 2026
- François Philippe Clergerie
- Area
- 7.13 km (2.75 sq mi)
- Density
- 13/km (34/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 24493 /24160
- Elevation
- 161–296 m (528–971 ft) , (avg. 288 m or 945 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Monchemin
- Population
- 94
- Area
- 7.13
- Elevation
- 228
- Image
- Saint-Raphael -24- bourg depuis ouest.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint-Raphaël (Dordogne)
- postal code
- 24160
- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/saint-raphael
- male population
- 45
- female population
- 49
- P8168
- Chestnut dunnart
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-53-62-96-66
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Travel guide
Get in
Train and bus station are in the middle of the city. Whereas the "St Raphael/ Frejus" highway exit is quite far (around 15km) inside the land.
Get around
Car is necessary, but beware that in summer time there is huge traffic on the coastal road.
Do
Trekking, From Agay, if you take the only road that go away from the cost (follow the highe sign) you will find lots of other signs towards "Esterel". you will find there pretty and easy trek to do (one of the most famous is probably around "the le pic de l'ours"). Diving, very nice spots from St. Raphael and the "Lyon de mer" (the island in front of the city center to Traya and the red creeks falling deep in the sea. Don't forget to dive in front of the Dramond colorful wall and a wreck for those who have a bit of experience. Playing golf, in Valescure, one of St Raphael suburb.
Sleep
Many camping sites provide spaces for tents and trailers and also rent mobile homes as well. for 4 or 6 persons, it could be a cheap way to be near the beaches.
Go next
The city is next to Fréjus, but with a car one can reach in around an hour (depending on the traffic): Cannes the biggest town nearby. Saint-Tropez is a beautiful fishing port.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
Saint-Raphaël ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁafaɛl] ; Occitan: Sent Rafeu) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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