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André Aschieri
André Aschieri (8 March 1937 – 6 December 2021) was a French politician. He served as mayor of Mouans-Sartoux from 1974 to 2015, was a member of the National Assembly from 1997 to 2002, and was Vice-President of Land and Housing of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur from 2004 to 2015. He was the founder of the and was a member of the Grenelle Environnement. Biography Aschieri carried out his military service in the Algerian War from 1960 to 1962. Beginning his career as a math teacher, he was elected to the Municipal Council of Mouans-Sartoux in 1971. He became mayor in 1974 and was continuously re-elected in the first round of each election. As mayor, he became Vice-President of the upon its foundation in 2001. From the end of the 1980s until the project's abandonment in the late 1990s, Aschieri supported the expansion of the A8 autoroute through Grasse and the . In the 1990s, he opposed a large real estate project around the Siagne and largely contrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mouans-Sartoux
Mouans-Sartoux (; known in Occitan as ''Moans e Sartòu'' or ''Moans e Sartol'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. The inhabitants are called Mouansois. The commune of Sartoux was combined with the commune of Mouans, to take the combined name of Mouans-Sartoux by order of Napoleon III on 28 March 1858. Population Politics Since 1974, the different mayors have been keen on promoting environment-friendly actions.. They notably bought a farm to grow organic vegetables for the school canteens and hired the farmer, which then has a public servant status, a unique fact in France. See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories inclu ... References Communes of Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasse
Grasse (; Provençal dialect, Provençal in classical norm or in Mistralian norm ; traditional ) is the only Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur Regions of France, region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the Communes of France, commune had a population of 50,396. Considered the world's capital of perfume, Grasse obtained two flowers in the ''Concours des villes et villages fleuris'' and was made ''Ville d'Art et d'Histoire'' (City of Art and History). Festivals There is an annual ''Fête du Jasmin'' or ''La Jasminade'', at the beginning of August. The first festival was on August 3–4, 1946. Decorated Float (parade), floats drive through the town, with young women in skimpy costumes on board, throwing flowers into the crowd. Garlands of jasmine decorate the town centre, and the fire department fills a fire truck with jasmine-infused water to spray on the crowds. There are fireworks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 French Municipal Elections
The 2020 French municipal elections were held from 15 March to 28 June to renew the municipal councils of the approximately 35,000 French communes. The first round took place on 15 March and the second round was postponed to 28 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Electoral system Municipal elections in France result in the renewal of the members of municipal councils in every commune, and are held every 6 years. With the exception of Paris, Lyon, and Marseille, the electoral subdivision is the commune itself. In Paris, separate elections are held for each arrondissement, as is the case in Lyon, where elections are also held by arrondissement; in Marseille, elections are held within sectors containing two arrondissements each. Election is open to European citizens living in the country, but since 2020, 800 English/British people have lost their electoral capacities due to Brexit. The number of municipal councillors within each commune is dependent upon its population, from a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice-Matin
''Nice-Matin'' (; ) is a regional daily French newspaper. The paper covers Nice and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in south-eastern France. History and profile ''Nice-Matin'' was created in 1944. The paper was jointly owned by the Groupe Hersant Média and the Groupe Bernard Tapie until July 2013 when the latter reduced its stake to 25% and the former had 75% of the paper. The publisher of the paper is Hachette Filipacchi Medias, a subsidiary of Lagardère. It is published in broadsheet A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long Vertical and horizontal, vertical pages, typically of in height. Other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner (format), Berliner and Tabloid (newspaper ... format. In 2003, ''Nice-Matin'' had a circulation of 267,000 copies. In 2019, ''Nice-Matin'' had a circulation of 65,987 copies. In 2020, ''Nice-Matin'' had a circulation of 62,881 copies. References External links * 1944 est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Du Pays De Grasse
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Grasse is an Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunal structure, centred on the Communes of France, city of Grasse. It is located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions of France, region, southeastern France. It was created in January 2014. Its seat is in Grasse.CA du Pays de Grasse BANATIC Its area is 489.9 km2. Its population was 101,594 in 2017, of which 50,396 in Grasse proper.Comparateur de territoire Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Insee. Accessed 19 Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 French Municipal Elections
The French municipal elections of 2014 were held on 23 March of that year with a second round of voting, where necessary, on 30 March to elect the municipal councils of France's communes. The first task of each newly constituted municipal council is to elect a mayor for that commune. Municipal councillors, and the mayors they elect, ordinarily serve a term of six years. Exit polls An exit poll by pollster BVA showed: Balance by parties Left Front * Lost cities: Villejuif (), Le Blanc-Mesnil (), Saint-Ouen (), Bobigny (), Aubagne (), Vaulx-en-Velin (), Villepinte (), Bagnolet (), Viry-Châtillon (), Roissy-en-Brie (), Limeil-Brévannes (), Achères (), Hennebont (), Fourmies (), La Queue-en-Brie (), Gisors (), Saint-Orens-de-Gameville (), Saint-Claude (), Aniche (), Vieux-Condé (), Pierre-Bénite (), Varennes-Vauzelles (), Portes-lès-Valence (), Grigny (), Elne (), Roussillon (), Boucau (), Houdain (), Feignies (), Migennes (), Trignac (), D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpes-Maritimes's 2nd Constituency
The 2nd constituency of the Alpes Maritimes is a French legislative constituency in the Alpes Maritimes ''département''. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using the two-round system, with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round. Geography It covers the centre-west of the city of Nice, and had 99,035 inhabitants at the last count. Historic Representation Election results 2024 2022 , - , colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9", , - 2017 2012 , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Candidate ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" , Party ! colspan="2" , 1st round ! colspan="2" , 2nd round , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! width="75" , Votes ! width="30" , % ! width="75" , Votes ! width="30" , % , - , style="color:inherit;background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 French Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in France on 10 and 17 June 2012 (and on other dates for small numbers of voters outside metropolitan France) to select the members of the 14th National Assembly of France, National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic, Fifth Republic, a little over a month after the 2012 French presidential election, presidential election run-off held on 6 May. All 577 single member seats in the assembly, including those representing overseas department, overseas departments and territories and French residents overseas, were contested using a two-round system. Background Presidential election The elections came a month after the 2012 French presidential election, presidential election won by François Hollande of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party. Since 2002, legislative elections immediately follow the presidential ones. This was designed to limit the possibility of a Cohabitation (government), cohabitation, whereby the President and their Prime M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe Ecology
Europe Ecology () was a green electoral coalition of political parties in France created for the 2009 European elections composed of The Greens and other ecologists and regionalists. The coalition was launched on 20 October 2008 with the support of the European Green Party and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, a Franco-German MEP previously representing the Alliance '90/The Greens of Germany, but who ran in France in 2009. Since its creation, the coalition received the support of Cécile Duflot, José Bové and Dominique Voynet amongst others. After winning a record 16.28% of the vote in the 2009 European elections, the coalition maintained itself to participate in the 2010 regional elections. In November 2010, the alliance was transformed into a political party under the name Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV). Composition Europe Écologie was made up of the following parties and personalities: *The Greens: Cécile Duflot, Dominique Voynet, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Gérard Onesta etc. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 European Parliament Election
The 2009 European Parliament election was held in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Member of the European Parliament, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history. An additional 18 #Observer MEPs, observers ("virtual MEPs") were (supposed to be) pre-elected. The majority of MEPs were elected on Sunday 7 June, but because of traditional polling days varying from country to country according to local custom, some countries held their elections in the three preceding days: *Thursday 4 June: 2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom (including 2009 European Parliament election in Gibraltar, Gibraltar), 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands, Netherlands (including Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles) *Friday 5 June: 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland, Ireland, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 French Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in France on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the presidential election run-off on 6 May. 7,639 candidates stood for 577 seats, including France's overseas possessions. Early first-round results projected a large majority for President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) and its allies; however, second-round results showed a closer race and a stronger left. Nevertheless, the right retained its majority from 2002 despite losing some 40 seats to the Socialists. Taking place so shortly after the presidential poll, these elections provided the newly elected president with a legislative majority in line with his political objectives – as was the case in 2002, when presidential victor Jacques Chirac's UMP party received a large majority in the legislative elections. It is the first time since the 1978 elections that the governing coalition has been returned after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For A Popular Movement
The Union for a Popular Movement ( ; UMP ) was a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in France, political party in France, largely inspired by the Gaullism, Gaullist tradition. During its existence, the UMP was one of the two major party, major parties in French politics along with the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party (PS). In May 2015, the party was succeeded by The Republicans (France), The Republicans. Nicolas Sarkozy, the then president of the UMP, was elected president of France in the 2007 French presidential election, until he was later defeated by PS candidate François Hollande in the 2012 French presidential election, 2012 presidential election. After the November 2012 party congress, the UMP experienced internal fractioning and was plagued by monetary scandals which forced its president Jean-François Copé to resign. After Sarkozy's re-election as UMP president in November 2014, he put forward an amendment to change the name o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
