![]() ![]() It later became a resort for the European and American jet set and tourists. After the war, it became an internationally known seaside resort, renowned principally because of the influx of artists of the French New Wave in cinema and the Yé-yé movement in music. ![]() It was the first town on its coast to be liberated during World War II as part of Operation Dragoon. Saint-Tropez was a military stronghold and fishing village until the beginning of the 20th century. The adjacent narrow body of water is the Gulf of Saint-Tropez (French: Golfe de Saint-Tropez), stretching to Sainte-Maxime to the north under the Massif des Maures. In 2018, Saint-Tropez had a population of 4,103. It is 68 kilometres (42 miles) west of Nice and 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of Marseille, on the French Riviera, of which it is one of the best-known towns. Saint-Tropez ( French pronunciation: Occitan: Sant Tropetz, pronounced US: / ˌ s æ n t r oʊ ˈ p eɪ/ SAN-troh- PAY) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southern France. 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |