Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer

Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It neighbours La Ciotat to the west, Bandol to the east and La Cadière-d'Azur to the north.

In addition to Saint-Cyr itself, the commune includes the villages of Les Lecques, a port and beach resort, and La Madrague, a small port.

The town square of Saint-Cyr contains a replica of the Statue of Liberty donated by Frédéric Bartholdi, sculptor of the original.

Economy

Agriculture and tourism are important industries in the area. Fruit, vegetables, olives and wine are produced in the commune and both Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Les Lecques have markets. Tourist attractions include the sandy beach at Les Lecques, the coastal footpaths and the Musée de Tauroentum, a museum which displays artifacts from the Roman site of Tauroentum.

Twin towns

Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer is twinned with:

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La Madrague (song)

"La Madrague" is a French song written by Jean-Max Rivière and composed by Gérard Bourgeois. It was made famous by Brigitte Bardot in 1963, and was reportedly inspired by Bardot's house in Saint-Tropez.

History

The song was sung for the first time by Bardot in 1963 on the television program Bonne année Brigitte, and remains one of her best known songs.

It was covered a number of times: in 2006 by Réunion group Zong; in 2009 by Camélia Jordana, and Marie France who sang it on September 28, 2009, Bardot's 75th birthday; and in 2010 by Loana Petrucciani, who made a videoclip, claiming that Bardot had welcomed her to La Madrague. In response, Bernard d'Ormale, Bardot's husband, said this was not true and declared:

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