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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer
|commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|region = Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
|departmentimage = VarDomaine du Rayol 4.JPG
|caption = A view from the coastal path of the Domaine Rayol
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (Var).svg
|arrondissement = Draguignan
|canton = Saint-TropezLa Crau
|INSEE = 83152
|postal code = 83820
|mayor = Jean Plenat<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|mayor = Anne-Marie Coumarianos
|term = 2001202020082026
|intercommunality =
|longitude coordinates = {{coord|43.1594|6.4625|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|latitude = 43.1594
|elevation m = 70
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 494
|area km2 = 6.83
|population = 587{{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = 2006{{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
 
'''Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer''' ({{IPA-fr|ʁajɔl kanadɛl syʁ mɛʁ}}; {{lang-oc|Lo Raiòu Canadèu}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Var (département)|Var]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]] in southeastern [[France]]. It comprises two small villages: Le Rayol and Canadel. They are situated along the D559 which goes along the coast at an average distance of approximately 200 metres from the sea. Rayol-Canadel-Sur-Mer is in between Cavaliere and Cavalaire-sur-mer. There are villas above and below the road on the hillside facing the sea and there is a view of L'Ile du Levant and L'Ile de Port-Cros.
 
==Beaches==
It has one beach at Canadel and another at Le Rayol. [[Carla Bruni]], model, singer and wife of theformer French President, [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], visited the beach at Canadel before she became famous. For many years until 2007, there was a swimming race around the headland from one beach to the other but it was stopped after health and safety concerns. Every year there is a fireworks display on 15 August to celebrate when [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] troops landed on the beaches during [[World War II]] to liberate France in [[Operation Dragoon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provencebeyond.com/villages/rayolcanadel.html|title = Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer visit, photos, travel info and hotels, by Provence Beyond}}</ref>
 
It has one beach at Canadel and another at Le Rayol. [[Carla Bruni]], model, singer and wife of the French President, [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], visited the beach at Canadel before she became famous. For many years until 2007, there was a swimming race around the headland from one beach to the other but it was stopped after health and safety concerns. Every year there is a fireworks display on 15 August to celebrate when [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] troops landed on the beaches during [[World War II]] to liberate France.<ref>http://www.provencebeyond.com/villages/rayolcanadel.html</ref>
 
==Petrol truck explosion==
 
In the early morning of 19 August 2008, a tanker laden with 30,000 litres of petrol and diesel overturned and skidded into the Hotel Rayol Canadel and the local estate agents office. All 15 persons in the hotel were safely evacuated prior to the building going up in flames. The tanker driver and 5 firemen were injured, one of the firemen had to be treated for several fractures when a wall fell on him. The tanker left the D559 on a bend where the road leaves the village for Cavalaire.<ref>http://www.safetynews.co.uk/August%202008.htm</ref>
 
==Domaine du Rayol==
The [[Domaine du Rayol]] is the most popular attraction in the village{{citation andneeded|date=May is2014}} aand largecontains Gardensgardens of plants from around the world.<ref>{{cite Itweb has|url=http://www.domainedurayol.org/ 11 gardens as follows:|title=Home |website=domainedurayol.org}}</ref>
 
In this place David Coverdale and John Sykes began to conceive, to cook, to create, what would later be the band's most successful album, the 1987 album, here came Is This Love and also Still Of The Night among other songs.
The Domaine du Rayol is the most popular attraction in the village and is a large Gardens of plants from around the world. It has 11 gardens as follows:
 
*Mediterranean Garden
*Canary Islands Garden
*Californian Garden
*Australian Garden
*South African Garden
*Chile Garden
*Arid American Garden
*New Zealand Garden
*Sub-Tropical American Garden
*Sub-Tropical Asian Garden
*Marine Garden - Here there are guided snorkelling tours of the marine wildlife and flora.
 
It is open 365 days a year and there are always guided tours available.<ref>http://www.domainedurayol.org/</ref>
 
==Other points of interest==
* Bailli de Suffren (Hotel)
* Tropicana Club (Beach Club / Restaurant)
* Relais des Maures (Restaurant)
* Maurin des Maures (Restaurant)<ref>http://www.informationfrance.com/le-rayol-canadel.php</ref>
 
==See also==
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==References==
*[http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE]
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