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Saint-Raphaël is a commune in France, situated within the Var department and the arrondissement of Draguignan. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Raphaël. The municipality borders Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Théoule-sur-Mer, and Fréjus. Its official name is listed as Saint-Raphaël, Barraston.
The area covers 89.59 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 37,113 residents and another recording 34,918. The male population is noted as 15,998. Saint-Raphaël has twinned relationships with Tiberias, St. Georgen im Schwarzwald, Ghent, and Jermuk.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Raphaël
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 34,918
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Barraston
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Draguignan
- Population
- 37113
- Area
- 89.59
- Elevation
- 127
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Fréjus
- Official website
- www.ville-saintraphael.fr
- Image
- MairieStRaphaël.JPG
- Licence plate code
- 83
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- twinned administrative body
- Jermuk
- Commons category
- Saint-Raphaël (Var)
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint-Raphaël (Var)
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Saint-Raphaël (Var)
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Saint-Raphaël (Var)
- postal code
- 83530
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Saint-Raphaël, Var
- different from
- Saint-Raphaël
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Raphaël
- male population
- 15998
- female population
- 19044
- P8168
- Taliaferro County
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-94-82-15-00
- fax number
- +33-4-94-82-15-99
- P12749
- Hella Tornegg
- Commons gallery
- Saint-Raphaël (Var)
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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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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Raphaël ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁafaɛl] ; Occitan: Sant Rafèu Occitan pronunciation: [ˈsan raˈfɛw]) is a commune in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France.
Immediately to the west of Saint-Raphaël lies a larger and older town, Fréjus; together they form an urban agglomeration known as Var Estérel Méditerranée, which also encompasses the smaller communes of Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, Puget-sur-Argens and Roquebrune-sur-Argens. In the second half of the 19th century, the township came under the influence of Mayor Felix Martin and writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr; owing to their efforts and its beneficial climate the commune developed into a seaside resort popular with artists, sportsmen and politicians.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Raphaël” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.