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Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; ) is a French Riviera town near Nice that is in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France. Geography Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in southeastern France on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea between Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Villeneuve-Loubet. The largest suburb of Nice, it stretches along a cove offering nearly of beach and is surrounded by hills, including that of the castle, which rises to above sea level. History The Château Grimaldi (Cagnes), Château Grimaldi was established by Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, Rainier Grimaldi at the top of a hill in the area now known as "Haut-de-Cagnes" in 1309. A quite separate coastal area, known as "Cros-de-Cagnes", was developed by fishermen, who came twice a year from Menton, in the late 18th century. The Hôtel de Ville, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Hôtel de Ville was established in the "Les Logis" area, which developed in the 19th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Cagnes-sur-Mer-1
The canton of Cagnes-sur-Mer-1 is an administrative division of the Alpes-Maritimes department, southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Cagnes-sur-Mer. It consists of the following communes: #Cagnes-sur-Mer Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; ) is a French Riviera town near Nice that is in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France. Geography Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in southeaste ... (partly) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cagnes-sur-Mer-1 Cantons of Alpes-Maritimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Cagnes-sur-Mer-2
The canton of Cagnes-sur-Mer-2 is an administrative division of the Alpes-Maritimes department, southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Cagnes-sur-Mer. It consists of the following communes: #Cagnes-sur-Mer (partly) #La Gaude #Saint-Laurent-du-Var Saint-Laurent-du-Var (; Occitan: ''Sant Laurenç de Var'', Italian: ''San Lorenzo del Varo'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera. History The town was founded in the ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cagnes-sur-Mer-2 Cantons of Alpes-Maritimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hôtel De Ville, Cagnes-sur-Mer
The (, ''City hall (administration), City Hall'') is a municipal building in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, in southeast France, standing on Avenue de l'Hôtel de Ville. History The medieval part of the town, known as Haut-de-Cagnes, was established at the top of a hill, when the Château Grimaldi (Cagnes), Château Grimaldi was erected there under instruction from Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, Rainier Grimaldi in 1309. Over the next five centuries the town developed round the château. After the French Revolution, the town council chose as their meeting place an old Half-timbering, half-timbered building on Rue Saint-Roch, which they referred to as the "maison commune". A plaque celebrating the life of a Greek-born slave, Livius Herma, who freed an entire family of slaves during the time that the area was ruled by Ancient Rome, was attached to the wall of the building. After finding the first town hall too cramped, the town council decided to buy a second town hall. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Riviera
The French Riviera, known in French as the (; , ; ), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is considered to be the coastal area of the Alpes-Maritimes department, extending from the rock formation Massif de l'Esterel to Menton, at the France–Italy border, although some other sources place the western boundary further west around Saint-Tropez or even Toulon. The coast is entirely within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The Principality of Monaco is a semi-enclave within the region, surrounded on three sides by France and fronting the Mediterranean. The French Riviera contains the seaside resorts of Cap-d'Ail, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Cannes, and Théoule-sur-Mer. ''Riviera'' is an Italian word that originates from the ancient Ligurian territory of Italy, wedged between the Var and Magra rivers. ''Côte d'Azur'' is origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionDemographia: World Urban Areas , Demographia.com, April 2016 on an area of . Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the , at the foot of the French Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; ; ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region, it encompasses the French Riviera alongside neighbouring Var (department), Var. Alpes-Maritimes had a population of 1,094,283 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 06 Alpes-Maritimes INSEE Its Prefectures in France, prefecture (and largest city) is Nice, with Grasse as the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture. Alpes-Maritimes has become one of the world's most attractive tourist destinations in recent decades, featuring renowned cities and towns such as Nice, Grasse, Cannes, Antibes, Menton, Èze, Roquebrune-Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; ; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French people, French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionism, Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially femininity, feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Peter Paul Rubens, Rubens to Antoine Watteau, Watteau." He was the father of actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramic artist Claude Renoir (1901–1969). He was the grandfather of the filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993), son of Pierre. Life Youth Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, in 1841. His father, Léonard Renoir, was a tailor of modest means, so, in 1844, Renoir's family moved to Paris in search of more favorable prospects. The location of their home, in rue d'Argenteuil in central Paris, placed Renoir in proximity to the Louvre. Although the yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Nègre
Louis Nègre (born 8 February 1947) is a member of the Senate of France, one of five senators representing the Alpes-Maritimes department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement and has been the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer Cagnes-sur-Mer (, literally ''Cagnes on Sea''; ) is a French Riviera town near Nice that is in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France. Geography Cagnes-sur-Mer is a town in southeaste ... since 1995. ReferencesPage on the Senate website 1947 births Living people Politicians from Nice Union for a Popular Movement politicians French senators of the Fifth Republic Senators of Alpes-Maritimes {{France-politician-UMP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Saint-Laurent-du-Var (; Occitan: ''Sant Laurenç de Var'', Italian: ''San Lorenzo del Varo'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera. History The town was founded in the 11th century when a hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection. The main activity was to help passengers to cross the Var, which became a border between Kingdom of France and County of Nice in 1481. Geography St. Laurent is the second-largest suburb of the city of Nice, after Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the urban community of Nice Côte d'Azur. It lies adjacent to it on the west side on the other side of the river Var. Nowadays, the town has developed much and its population has been multiplied by ten in the last century and it is now part of Nice metropolitan area. The suburb's positioning, close to Nice and with an abundance of flatlands – which is a rare resource in this region – led to the building of CAP 3000, the Côte d' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métropole Nice Côte D'Azur
The Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur () is the ''métropole'', an Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunal structure, centred on the Communes of France, city of Nice. 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 on 31 December 2011, replacing the previous ''communauté urbaine'' of Nice Côte d'Azur and the ''Communauté de communes, communautés de communes'' of Les stations du Mercantour, La Tinée and Vésubie-Mercantour. In 2013 the commune of Coaraze left the ''métropole''; in 2014 the communes of Bonson, Alpes-Maritimes, Bonson, Le Broc, Alpes-Maritimes, Le Broc, Gattières and Gilette joined it. In 2022 the communes of Drap and Châteauneuf-Villevieille joined the ''métropole''. Its area is 1,479.7 km2 (571.3 sq mi). Its population was 545,873 in 2018 (including the communes that joined in 2022), of which 341,032 in Nice proper. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villeneuve-Loubet
Villeneuve-Loubet (; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It lies between Cagnes-sur-Mer and Antibes, at the mouth of the river Loup, ten kilometres west of central Nice. It was created by the joining two old villages: the old village of Villeneuve inland and the village of Loubet on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Its inhabitants are called ''Villeneuvois''. Economy Villeneuve-Loubet is at the same time a seaside resort and part of the technology cluster or technopole of nearby Sophia Antipolis. Many companies of the tertiary sector being installed in the city. Culture Villeneuve-Loubet is the birthplace of the famous 19th century provençal chef, restaurateur, and culinary writer Auguste Escoffier, the author of the '' Guide Culinaire'' and the founder of French haute cuisine. Villeneuve-Loubet was also, from 1920 onwards, the home of Maréchal Philippe Pétain (1856–1951), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château Grimaldi (Cagnes)
''See also Château Grimaldi (other) for other Châteaux of the same name'' The Château Grimaldi at Cagnes-sur-Mer in the département of Alpes-Maritimes, in France, is built on the site of an earlier fortress occupied by the Greeks and then the Romans. The present castle was built in 1309 by Rainier Grimaldi (Lord of Cagnes and an admiral of France) - a distant ancestor of the present ruling house of Monaco. Later, it became the residence of the Governors of the province. Following the French Revolution, it was used as barracks and later as a hospital. Now owned by the city of Cagnes, it is known as ''le Château Musée Grimaldi'' (the Grimaldi Castle and Museum). Built upon a hilltop, the castle towers over the town. Constructed in the local stone, it retains many of its original medieval features and motifs, it is machicolated with crenelations surmounting its towers and keep. The castle is built around a triangular courtyard. During the reign of Louis XIII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
