Cagnes-sur-Mer
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Cagnes-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 43°39′52″N 7°08′56″E / 43.6644°N 7.1489°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Cagnes-sur-Mer-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Nègre[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 17.95 km2 (6.93 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 52,580 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06027 /06800 |
Elevation | 0–187 m (0–614 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Cagnes-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [kaɲ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Cagnes on Sea; Occitan: Canha de Mar) 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 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of beach and is surrounded by hills, including the one of the castle, which rises to 300 feet (91 m) above sea level.
History
The town was the retreat and final address of the
The Parisian artist, poet, and philosopher Georges Charaire had a home in Cagnes for many years. Creating his lithographs in the former studio of Paul Gauguin and also as a co-founder of the théâtre du Tertre in Montmartre, Charaire had a great influence on French art and thought in the 20th century and helped his friend Eugène Ionesco with his first plays at the théâtre du Tertre. Charaire kept his second home in Cagnes-sur-Mer until his death in 2001.
The
Population
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Sights
Places of interest include Renoir's estate, Les Collettes, surrounded by olive trees; the medieval castle at le Haut-de-Cagnes; and the Cros area, which was founded by Italian fishermen in the 19th century.
The town is also known for its horse-racing venue, the Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, as well as for its 4 km (2 mi) beach.
Transport
The
International relations
The commune is twinned with:
Photo gallery
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Cros-de-Cagnes
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Landscape near Cagnes, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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The Vineyards at Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1908. Brooklyn Museum
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The Grimaldi castle museum in Haut-de-Cagnes
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Antheil, George (1952); Bad Boy of Music
- ^ A(braham) Lincoln Gillespie, Jr. Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography. Bookrags.com. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Cagnes-sur-Mer, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE