Cavalaire-sur-Mer (pronounced [kavalɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Cavalaire on Sea; Provençal: Cavalaira de Mar or simply Cavalaira) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France.

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Cavalaire-sur-Mer Cavalaira de Mar (Occitan)
Commune
An aerial view (from the east) of the bay and harbour of Cavalaire-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Cavalaire-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 43°10′19″N 6°31′47″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Draguignan
Canton	Sainte-Maxime
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Leonelli[1]
Area 1	16.74 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,678
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	83036 /83240
Elevation	0–528 m (0–1,732 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Cavalaire-sur-Mer is probably derived from an ancient Phoenician colony of the name of Heraclea Caccabaria. There are also remains of a Gallo-Roman occupation in Pardigon.

The town was detached from Gassin in 1929.

It is located on the route of the old railway Saint Raphael–Toulon (sometimes called Train Pignes), now defunct. The old railway line can still be seen throughout the town, with the old station situated near the harbour and now hosting a museum.

During World War II, on August 16, 1944, it was one of the sites of a beach landing in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. Every year, August 15 sees a parade of military vehicles and the reconstruction of a military camp.

Its sister city is New Port Richey, Florida in the United States.

• Communes of the Var department