Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer | |||
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The old village of Haut-de-Cagnes as seen from the château | |||
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Cagnes-sur-Mer | |||
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Cagnes-sur-Mer | |||
Coordinates: 43°39′52″N 7°08′56″E / 43.6644°N 7.1489°ECoordinates: 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-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) | ||
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 (IPA: [kaɲ syʁ mɛʁ]) 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, as to most of its homes urban, in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 1,304 | — |
1800 | 1,168 | −10.4% |
1806 | 1,519 | +30.1% |
1821 | 1,936 | +27.5% |
1831 | 2,349 | +21.3% |
1836 | 2,317 | −1.4% |
1841 | 2,102 | −9.3% |
1846 | 2,454 | +16.7% |
1851 | 2,443 | −0.4% |
1856 | 2,280 | −6.7% |
1861 | 2,435 | +6.8% |
1866 | 2,793 | +14.7% |
1872 | 2,582 | −7.6% |
1876 | 2,400 | −7.0% |
1881 | 2,855 | +19.0% |
1886 | 3,057 | +7.1% |
1891 | 2,962 | −3.1% |
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1896 | 3,029 | — |
1901 | 3,381 | +11.6% |
1906 | 3,705 | +9.6% |
1911 | 5,044 | +36.1% |
1921 | 5,395 | +7.0% |
1926 | 7,499 | +39.0% |
1931 | 7,866 | +4.9% |
1936 | 9,038 | +14.9% |
1946 | 9,315 | +3.1% |
1954 | 11,066 | +18.8% |
1962 | 15,392 | +39.1% |
1968 | 22,110 | +43.6% |
1975 | 29,538 | +33.6% |
1982 | 35,214 | +19.2% |
1990 | 40,902 | +16.2% |
1999 | 43,929 | +7.4% |
2008 | 48,926 | +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:
Photo gallery
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Cros-de-Cagnes
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Landscape near Cagnes, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Red Square, winner of the Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice (1974)
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The Vineyards at Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1908. Brooklyn Museum
See also
References
- ↑ Antheil, George (1952); Bad Boy of Music
- ↑ "A(braham) Lincoln Gillespie, Jr. Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography". Bookrags.com. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
External links
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