Grimaud, Var

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Commune of Grimaud Port Grimaud
Location
Longitude	06° 31' 20" E
Latitude	43° 16' 27" N
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Grimaud
Mayor	Mr. Alain Benedetto (2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude	0 m–503 m (avg. 102 m)
Land area¹	44.58 km²
Population² (1999)	3,780
- Density (1999)	84/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	83068/ 83310
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Grimaud is a commune of the Var département in southeastern France, located on the French Riviera. The village of Grimaud is a perched village, with historical links to the Grimaldi family. Gibelin de Grimaldi aided William the Good drive the Saracens out of the area in AD 973 and was rewarded with the land. The village is dominated by its 11th century castle (partially restored).

Port Grimaud is part of Grimaud. It is located four miles south-west of Saint-Tropez. This seaside town was created by architect François Spoerry in the 1960s based around the marshes of the river Giscle on the bay of Saint Tropez. Built in a Venetian style, the mainly traffic free town is popular with boat owners as most properties come with their own berth. The success of the first phase of the development meant that Port Grimaud 2 (extending the town further East) was started in the 1990s. The Church of St Francis of Assisi in the main place d'Eglise contains stained glass by Victor Vasarely.