Cavalaire-sur-Mer

Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaira de Mar (Occitan)
An aerial view (from the east) of the bay and harbour of Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Location of Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 43°10′19″N 6°31′47″E / 43.1719°N 6.5297°E / 43.1719; 6.5297
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVar
ArrondissementDraguignan
CantonSainte-Maxime
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes Méditerranée Porte des Maures
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Leonelli (DVD)
Area
1
16.74 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
8,121
 • Density485.1/km2 (1,256/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
83036 /83240
Elevation0–528 m (0–1,732 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cavalaire-sur-Mer (pronounced [kavalɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Cavalaire on Sea; Provençal: Cavalaira de Mar or si Cavalaira) often known as Cavalaire is a resort town in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France.