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+ | '''Alpes-Maritimes''' is a [[departments of France|department]] in the extreme southeast corner of [[France]]. | ||
- | '''Valbonne''' is a [[communes of France|commune]] near [[Nice]] in the [[Alpes-Maritimes]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[regions of France|region]] in south-eastern [[France]]. Valbonne means 'the good valley' in Provençal and translates to Vaubona in [[Occitan]]. | + | The following is a list of most populous cities of the department (2012): |
+ | * [[Nice]] (343,629) | ||
+ | * [[Antibes]] (75,568) | ||
+ | * [[Cannes]] (73,603) | ||
+ | * [[Grasse]] (51,021) | ||
+ | * [[Cagnes-sur-Mer]] (46,686) | ||
+ | * [[Le Cannet]] (43,115) | ||
+ | * [[Saint-Laurent-du-Var]] (29,343) | ||
+ | * [[Menton]] (29,073) | ||
+ | * [[Vallauris]] (26,595) | ||
+ | * [[Mandelieu-la-Napoule]] (22,714) | ||
+ | * [[Vence]] (19,241) | ||
+ | * [[Mougins]] (17,884) | ||
- | The people who live there are known as 'Valbonais' or 'Sophipolitains'. | + | ==Culture== |
+ | Cultural life is rich and fully described in the daily regional Nice-Matin and announced in the weekly supplement ''JV Wednesday''. | ||
- | The village is in the commune of Valbonne Sophia Antipolis, which consists of the village of Valbonne, and the technology park of [[Sophia Antipolis]]. | + | * ''[[Cannes Film Festival]]'' (theatrical) |
+ | * ''Pantiero Festival'', [[Cannes]] (electronic and independent music) in August | ||
+ | * ''International Dance Festival'', Cannes, a dance festival held in late November / early December every second year | ||
+ | * ''International Festival of Games'', Cannes, in February | ||
+ | * Festival of ''Night music at [[Le Suquet]]'', Cannes, classical music in July | ||
+ | * ''Fireworks Festival'', Cannes, fireworks in July and August | ||
+ | * Festival of ''Performances of actors'', Cannes, June | ||
+ | * ''Festival of dances'' "Break the Floor", Cannes, January | ||
+ | * ''International Dance Festival'', Cannes, November | ||
+ | * ''Festival of Russian Art and Dance'', Cannes, August | ||
+ | * ''International youth ballets'', organized by the Senior Dance School of [[École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower]], Cannes, March | ||
+ | * ''Italian market'', [[Mougins]], (formerly the ''Piedmontese market'' before 2011) | ||
+ | * ''International Gastronomic festival'', Mougins | ||
+ | * ''Festival of Juan-les-Pins'' (jazz), [[Antibes]] | ||
+ | * ''[[Nice Jazz Festival]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Nice Carnival]]'' | ||
+ | * ''Naval Combat with flowers'', [[Villefranche-sur-Mer]] | ||
+ | * ''Festival of Lemons'', [[Menton]] | ||
+ | * ''Southern Nights in [[Vence]]'', world music | ||
+ | * ''Festival Tomawok'', [[Nice]] (rock, metal music), June | ||
+ | * ''Book Festival of [[Mouans-Sartoux]]'', three days in early October (21st Festival in 2008) | ||
+ | * ''This is not classic'', an annual event for classical music, created by the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes in 2005. It takes place at the ''Acropolis'' convention centre in Nice and occupies all available rooms beginning with the large auditorium seating 2,400 people. | ||
+ | * ''Chestnut Festival'' | ||
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+ | Famous museums available include: | ||
+ | * the ''[[Maeght Foundation]]'' in [[Saint-Paul-de-Vence]] | ||
+ | * the ''[[Château Grimaldi (Antibes)|Picasso museum]]'' in Antibes | ||
+ | * ''[[Concrete art]]'' in [[Mouans-Sartoux]] | ||
+ | * the ''Fernand Léger National Museum'' in [[Biot, Alpes-Maritimes|Biot]] | ||
+ | * the ''[[Chagall]]'' and ''[[Matisse]]'' museums in Nice | ||
+ | * the ''[[Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain|Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art]]'' (MAMAC) also in Nice | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department]] | ||
+ | * [[Cantons of the Alpes-Maritimes department]] | ||
+ | * [[Arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes department]] | ||
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Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.
The following is a list of most populous cities of the department (2012):
- Nice (343,629)
- Antibes (75,568)
- Cannes (73,603)
- Grasse (51,021)
- Cagnes-sur-Mer (46,686)
- Le Cannet (43,115)
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var (29,343)
- Menton (29,073)
- Vallauris (26,595)
- Mandelieu-la-Napoule (22,714)
- Vence (19,241)
- Mougins (17,884)
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Culture
Cultural life is rich and fully described in the daily regional Nice-Matin and announced in the weekly supplement JV Wednesday.
- Cannes Film Festival (theatrical)
- Pantiero Festival, Cannes (electronic and independent music) in August
- International Dance Festival, Cannes, a dance festival held in late November / early December every second year
- International Festival of Games, Cannes, in February
- Festival of Night music at Le Suquet, Cannes, classical music in July
- Fireworks Festival, Cannes, fireworks in July and August
- Festival of Performances of actors, Cannes, June
- Festival of dances "Break the Floor", Cannes, January
- International Dance Festival, Cannes, November
- Festival of Russian Art and Dance, Cannes, August
- International youth ballets, organized by the Senior Dance School of École supérieure de danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower, Cannes, March
- Italian market, Mougins, (formerly the Piedmontese market before 2011)
- International Gastronomic festival, Mougins
- Festival of Juan-les-Pins (jazz), Antibes
- Nice Jazz Festival
- Nice Carnival
- Naval Combat with flowers, Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Festival of Lemons, Menton
- Southern Nights in Vence, world music
- Festival Tomawok, Nice (rock, metal music), June
- Book Festival of Mouans-Sartoux, three days in early October (21st Festival in 2008)
- This is not classic, an annual event for classical music, created by the General Council of the Alpes-Maritimes in 2005. It takes place at the Acropolis convention centre in Nice and occupies all available rooms beginning with the large auditorium seating 2,400 people.
- Chestnut Festival
Famous museums available include:
- the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- the Picasso museum in Antibes
- Concrete art in Mouans-Sartoux
- the Fernand Léger National Museum in Biot
- the Chagall and Matisse museums in Nice
- the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMAC) also in Nice
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See also
- Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Cantons of the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes department
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