Vallauris

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Vallauris
Commune
Golfe-Juan
Coat of arms
Location of Vallauris
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Coordinates: 43°34′50″N 7°03′14″E / 43.5805°N 7.0538°E / 43.5805; 7.0538Coordinates: 43°34′50″N 7°03′14″E / 43.5805°N 7.0538°E / 43.5805; 7.0538
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Antibes-1
Intercommunality	CA Sophia Antipolis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Kevin Luciano
Area 1	13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	27,072
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06155 /06221
Elevation	0–285 m (0–935 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vallauris (French pronunciation: ​[valoʁis]^[2]) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located in the metropolitan area, and is today effectively an extension of the town of Antibes, bordering it on its west side. The seaside town Golfe-Juan is a part of the commune of Vallauris.

A road sign of Vallauris in both French and Nissart (Provençal dialect)^[3]

Picasso and Vallauris[]

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In 1948 Picasso came to live in Vallauris, where he stayed until 1955. During his time in the town, he created a great many sculptures and paintings including his mural War and Peace, one of the major artworks of the period. He also developed a fascination for the techniques of ceramics and linocuts.

A freeman of the town, Picasso greatly contributed to the renaissance of the Vallauris pottery industry in the 1950s, this legendary golden age when everyone was a potter, including famous ceramicists Roger Capron and . Many inhabitants still evoke his presence and that of his contemporaries (Françoise Gilot and her children Claude and Paloma, then Jacqueline Roque, his last partner whom he married amid the greatest secrecy at Vallauris town hall in 1961), the bullfights, exhibitions and visits by all kinds of famous people.

Population[]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Vallauris is twinned with:^[6]

• Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
• Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany

See also[]

Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References[]

External links[]

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• Official website (in French)