Le Cannet-des-Maures
Commune
The church of Saint-Michel
Coat of arms
Location of Le Cannet-des-Maures
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Coordinates: 43°23′30″N 6°20′27″E / 43.3916°N 6.3407°E / 43.3916; 6.3407
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Brignoles
Canton	Le Luc
Intercommunality	Cœur du Var
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Longour[1]
Area 1	73.64 km2 (28.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,592
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83031 /83340
Elevation	52–628 m (171–2,060 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Cannet-des-Maures (French pronunciation: [lə kanɛ de mɔʁ]; Occitan: Lo Canet dei Mauras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

History

The town was called "Cannet" until the French Revolution, and later "Le Cannet". During World War II on 15 of June 1940, the airfield was attacked by 25 Italian fighters Fiat C.R.42s that strafed about 20 French aircraft destroying some of them.

Population