Cagnes-sur-Mer

Cagnes-sur-Mer

The old village of Haut-de-Cagnes as seen from the château

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Cagnes-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 43°39′52″N 7°08′56″E / 43.6644°N 7.1489°E / 43.6644; 7.1489Coordinates: 43°39′52″N 7°08′56″E / 43.6644°N 7.1489°E / 43.6644; 7.1489
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Cagnes-sur-Mer-Centre
Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest
Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est
Intercommunality Nice-Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Louis Nègre (UMP)
Area1 17.95 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 46,686
 • Density 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cagnes-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: ​[kaɲ syʁ mɛʁ], Occitan: Canha de Mar) is a commune presenting the form of a well-wooded and park-covered urban settlement in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Economically it forms a suburb to the city of Nice.

Geography

It is the largest suburb of the city of Nice and lies to the west-southwest of it, about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the center. It is a commune with no particularly high rise buildings with many woods and parks.

History

It was the retreat and final address of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who moved there in 1907 in an attempt to improve his arthritis, and remained until his death in 1919. In the late 1920s, Cagnes-sur-Mer became a residence for many American renowned literary and art figures, such as Kay Boyle, George Antheil and Harry and Caresse Crosby.[1][2] Author Georges Simenon (1903–1989), creator of the fictional detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, lived at 98, montée de la Bourgade in the 1950s with his third wife and their three children; his initial “S” may still be seen in the wrought iron on the stairs.

Belarusian-French artist Chaim Soutine created powerful, fanciful landscapes of southern France. A friend of Amedeo Modigliani, Soutine left colourful landscapes from Cagnes from 1924 on. Fauvist painter Francisco Iturrino also resided in the town where he died.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,304—    
18001,168−10.4%
18061,519+30.1%
18211,936+27.5%
18312,349+21.3%
18362,317−1.4%
18412,102−9.3%
18462,454+16.7%
18512,443−0.4%
18562,280−6.7%
18612,435+6.8%
18662,793+14.7%
18722,582−7.6%
18762,400−7.0%
18812,855+19.0%
18863,057+7.1%
18912,962−3.1%
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18963,029—    
19013,381+11.6%
19063,705+9.6%
19115,044+36.1%
19215,395+7.0%
19267,499+39.0%
19317,866+4.9%
19369,038+14.9%
19469,315+3.1%
195411,066+18.8%
196215,392+39.1%
196822,110+43.6%
197529,538+33.6%
198235,214+19.2%
199040,902+16.2%
199943,929+7.4%
200848,926+11.4%

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 quarter, founded by Italian fishermen in the nineteenth century.

It is also known for its horse racing venue, the Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, and a four-kilometre pebble beach.

Transport

The Gare de Cagnes-sur-Mer railway station offers local services in the directions of Nice and Cannes.

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Antheil, George (1952); Bad Boy of Music
  2. ↑ "A(braham) Lincoln Gillespie, Jr. Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography". Bookrags.com. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
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