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The Hyères area has been occupied since prehistoric times. The Greeks from Marseille founded the fortified trading post of Olbia in the middle of the 4th century BC.
Documents dating from 963 first mention the name Eyras, which over time became Hyères. Eyras derives from the Latin word Areae, meaning salt marshes, a source of wealth for the town in the Middle Ages.
In the 11th century, the lords of Fos built their castle on the hilltop. A fortified town developed under its protection, as...