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Saint-Tropez , town (1993 est. pop. 5,760), Var dept., SE France, on the French Riviera . It is a fashionable beach resort and a picturesque small fishing port, made famous by film personalities during the 1960s. From the 15th to the 17th cent. it was an independent republic.

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Saint Tropez, Provence‐Alpes‐Côtes d'Azur/France According to legend, said to be named after St Torpes, a Roman Christian officer who was martyred and whose headless body was washed up here.

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