Cap-d'Ail (; oc, Caup d'Alh; it, Capodaglio or ''Capo d'Aglio'') is a seaside
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") 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, Mediter ...
department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its prefe ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
in Southeastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. In 2019, it had a population of 4,523.
Geography
Cap-d'Ail borders the areas of
La Colle
La Colle ( 1736 – 1742) was a Monsoni (a branch of the Ojibwa ) chief who is known in Canadian history for this period because of the writings of La Vérendrye.
In the fall of 1731, construction began on Fort St. Pierre at the west end of ...
,
Les Révoires and
Fontvieille in the
Principality of Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Ligur ...
.
Contemporary Cap-d'Ail is a modern seaside resort with a lively shopping district on the Basse Corniche and quiet, fashionable residential areas. Many people who work in Monaco live there. Plage Mala is prized by many day trippers from Monaco and Nice.
Cap-d'Ail is served by a 1881 station on the
Marseille–Ventimiglia railway
The Marseille–Ventimiglia railway (French: ''Ligne de Marseille-Saint-Charles à Vintimille''; Italian: ''Ferrovia Marsiglia-Ventimiglia'') is a French- Monégasque- Italian railway line. It opened in several stages between 1858 and 1872.
It ...
, the last before the Monégasque border.
File:Cap d'Ail and its blue waters - panoramio.jpg, Coastline in Cap-d'Ail
File:Cap-d'Ail.jpg, Cap-d'Ail from the sea
File:Le Château des Terrasses, Ville de Cap d'Ail (2).jpg, Château des Terrasses
File:Pissarelles.jpg, Sea cliffs
File:Littoral path between Plage de la Mala and Plage Marquet in Cap-d'Ail 07.jpg, Littoral path between Cap d'Ail and Monaco
History
On 13 September 1982,
Princess Grace de Monaco was killed in a fatal car accident.
Demographics
See also
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Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
The following is a list of the 163 Communes of France, communes of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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