Mandelieu-la-Napoule (; ; locally spelled Mandelieu-La Napoule) is a commune in the

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department of the

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in Southeastern

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. Located on the

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, just to the southwest of

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and northeast of

Théoule-sur-Mer Théoule-sur-Mer (; Occitan: ''Teula de Mar'' or simply ''Teula''), popularly known as Théoule, is a resort village in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It lies to the east of th ...

, it had a population of 21,772 in 2020.

Townscape

It is known for the Château de la Napoule, a fortified castle of the 14th century. In the 20th century, Henry Clews Jr (son of the wealthy New York banker

Henry Clews Henry Clews (August 14, 1834 – January 31, 1923) was a British-American financier and author. He was an economic advisor to President Ulysses S. Grant, and a friend of Abraham Lincoln. Born in Staffordshire, England, he emigrated to the United ...

) and his wife Marie Clews, entirely renovated the château which they then inhabited. Henry Clews Jr was a painter and sculptor whose work still fills the castle, which is now run as a non-profit arts foundation by his descendants. The château was once an ancient foundation, then a medieval fortress of the Counts of Villeneuve. Today the Roman Tower (4th century) and the Saracen Tower (11th century) are all that remain of the château that was destroyed during the French Revolution. The château designed by the Clews has cloister, terrace overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Gothic dining room, and studio. In the basement of a tower at the château the remains of Henry (1876–1937) and Marie (1878–1959) are interred in two tombs that Henry designed and sculpted.

Population

Transportation

Private air transportation for the town (and for nearby

) is provided by Cannes - Mandelieu Airport. The nearest major airport is Nice Cote d'Azur Airport, the second busiest airport in France; it is about 30 minutes drive from the airport to the town. The commune is reached from exit 41 on the autoroute A8. Mandelieu-la-Napoule station is served by regional trains (

TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur TER Provence Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, branded as TER Zou!, is the regional rail network serving the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in France. This network is operated by SNCF, although services between Nice and Marseille will in ...

) towards Fréjus, Cannes, Nice and Les Arcs–Draguignan.Rechercher une fiche horaire
TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.La carte du réseau TER SUD
TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, accessed 16 May 2022.

Personalities

It is the home of ex

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agent

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Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza Bertrand de Orléans e Bragança (born 2 February 1941) is the head of the Brazilian imperial family#The Vassouras line, Vassouras branch of the House of Orléans-Braganza and one of two claimants to the defunct Brazilian throne. He succeeded h ...

was born in Mandelieu on 2 February 1941. He is the present head of the Vassouras Branch of the Brazilian Imperial House and ''de jure''

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(Bertrand I of Brazil). He is also considered a royal prince of the deposed monarchies of France and Portugal. His late brother Luiz of Orléans-Braganza was also born there three years before. Italian Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, daughter of the King of Italy

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and Queen Elena of Montenegro, lived in Mandelieu and died there on 7 December 2001. Italian athlete Eddy Ottoz was born in Mandelieu on 3 June 1944. He competed for Italy in the

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held in

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, Japan and in the

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, Mexico, where he won the bronze medal in the 110 metre hurdles event.

Gallery

File:Château de la Napoule (2014).JPG, Château de la Napoule File:Port et viaduc de la Rague (2014).JPG, Viaduct and Port de la Rague, with Théoule-sur-Mer in the background File:Mandelieu Avion 01.jpg, Aerial view of Mandelieu File:La Napoule (2014).JPG, View of La Napoule

References

External links

Official web site
* Official tourism Website
in Frenchin English

Map of Mandelieu-La Napoule
(PDF)
Mandelieu-La Napoule Exhibition-Congress Centre
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