Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume

Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume (Provençal: Lo Plan d’Aups de la Santa Bauma) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It lies to the north of the Sainte-Baume mountain range.

Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume
Commune
The cave of Sainte-Baume
Coat of arms
Location of Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume
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Coordinates: 43°19′46″N 5°43′01″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Carine Paillard[1]
Area ^1	24.91 km^2 (9.62 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	2,158
• Density	87/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83093 /83640
Elevation	510–1,148 m (1,673–3,766 ft) (avg. 700 m or 2,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Second World War

In June 1944, at the aftermath of D-Day when the French Resistance went on an offensive against the German occupiers, the hills near Plan-d'Aups were the site of a bloody battle. Some 200 Maquis had set up a camp there, commanded by SOE agent Robert Burdett. They were attacked by large German forces. Though taken by surprise due to a faulty placing of guards, the Maquis did inflict considerable casualties on the Germans and many of them managed to escape into the surrounding mountains.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. Evelyn Le Chene, "Watch for Me by Moonlight" (wartime experiences of Robert Burdett), Corgi, London 1974