Ramatuelle

Ramatuelle lies near St-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime and Gassin. It was built on a hill to defend itself against enemies. The town was known in the Middle Ages as Ramatuella (either derived from the tribe of the Camatullici or from the Arabic Rahmatollah i.e. رحمة الله 'the mercy of God') and was part of the area ruled by the Moors of nearby Fraxinet in the ninth and tenth centuries. File:Ramatuelle - panoramio (8).jpg|Centre of the village File:83350 Ramatuelle, France - panoramio.jpg|Mediterranean coast File:Chateauvolterra.jpg|Château Volterra. ==Geography==

Climate Ramatuelle has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Ramatuelle is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ramatuelle was on 16 August 2021; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 February 1956. {{Weather box|width=auto ==Population==

• David Hamilton (British photographer), lived here around 1975-1980 • Michel Berger, French musician and music producer, died here in 1992. ==See also==