Grimaud, Var

Grimaud (French pronunciation: [ɡʁimo]) is a village and commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Gibelin de Grimaldi aided William the Good in driving the Saracens of Fraxinet out of the area in AD 973 and was rewarded with the land.

The village is dominated by its 11th-century castle (partially restored).

The seaside town of Port Grimaud lies within the commune, at the head of the gulf.

This Var geographical article is a stub.

Castle ruins