Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | |
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![]() Location within the Alpes-Maritimes department | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
No. of communes | 49 |
Established | December 31, 2011 |
Seat | Nice |
Government | |
• President (2014–2020) | Christian Estrosi (LR) |
Area | 1,465.8 km2 (565.9 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 544,977 |
• Density | 372/km2 (960/sq mi) |
Website | www |
Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Nice. It is located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It was created in December 2011, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Nice Côte d'Azur and the communautés de communes of les stations du Mercantour, La Tinée and Vésubie-Mercantour.[1] In 2013 the commune Coaraze left the métropole, and in 2014 the communes Bonson, Le Broc, Gattières and Gilette joined it. Its population was 544,977 in 2014, of which 347,636 are located in Nice proper.[2]
Communes[]
The 49 communes of the métropole are:[1][2][3]
- Aspremont
- Bairols
- Beaulieu-sur-Mer
- Belvédère
- La Bollène-Vésubie
- Bonson
- Le Broc
- Cagnes-sur-Mer
- Cap-d'Ail
- Carros
- Castagniers
- Clans
- Colomars
- Duranus
- Èze
- Falicon
- Gattières
- Gilette
- La Gaude
- Ilonse
- Isola
- Lantosque
- Levens
- Marie
- Nice
- Rimplas
- Roquebillière
- La Roquette-sur-Var
- Roubion
- Roure
- Saint-André-de-la-Roche
- Saint-Blaise
- Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage
- Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
- Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
- Saint-Jeannet
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Saint-Martin-du-Var
- Saint-Martin-Vésubie
- Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée
- La Tour
- Tournefort
- Tourrette-Levens
- La Trinité
- Utelle
- Valdeblore
- Venanson
- Vence
- Villefranche-sur-Mer
References[]
External links[]
- (in French) Official website
Categories:
- Intercommunalities of Alpes-Maritimes
- Nice
- Metropolis in France
- Alpes-Maritimes geography stubs