Le Cannet
Le Cannet (Occitan: Lo Canet) is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
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Coordinates: 43°34′37″N 7°01′10″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Cannes-1 and Le Cannet |
Intercommunality | CA Cannes Pays de Lérins |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michèle Tabarot |
Area 1 | 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 41,471 |
• Density | 5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06030 /06110 |
Elevation | 12–285 m (39–935 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Administration
Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune.
Location
Le Cannet is located on the north of Cannes, on the French Riviera. The two cities form a single urban area.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 1,189 | — |
1800 | 1,289 | +8.4% |
1806 | 1,229 | −4.7% |
1821 | 1,433 | +16.6% |
1831 | 1,480 | +3.3% |
1836 | 1,532 | +3.5% |
1841 | 1,546 | +0.9% |
1846 | 1,480 | −4.3% |
1851 | 1,591 | +7.5% |
1856 | 1,596 | +0.3% |
1861 | 1,676 | +5.0% |
1866 | 1,762 | +5.1% |
1872 | 1,722 | −2.3% |
1876 | 1,738 | +0.9% |
1881 | 2,563 | +47.5% |
1886 | 2,552 | −0.4% |
1891 | 2,572 | +0.8% |
1896 | 2,593 | +0.8% |
1901 | 3,097 | +19.4% |
1906 | 3,642 | +17.6% |
1911 | 4,166 | +14.4% |
1921 | 3,883 | −6.8% |
1926 | 6,244 | +60.8% |
1931 | 10,016 | +60.4% |
1936 | 10,056 | +0.4% |
1946 | 10,299 | +2.4% |
1954 | 11,601 | +12.6% |
1962 | 15,499 | +33.6% |
1968 | 23,231 | +49.9% |
1975 | 33,892 | +45.9% |
1982 | 37,411 | +10.4% |
1990 | 41,842 | +11.8% |
1999 | 41,940 | +0.2% |
2008 | 40,940 | −2.4% |
Personalities
Le Cannet was the birthplace of:
- Victorien Sardou (1831–1908), dramatist
- Richard Galliano (born 1950), accordionist
- François Garde (born 1959), High-ranking official and writer
It was the home of:
- Margaret Caroline Anderson, editor of The Little Review
- Pierre Bonnard, painter
It is the home of:
- Patrick Tambay, former Formula 1 driver and City Councillor of Le Cannet
Twin towns
Le Cannet is twinned with:
Benidorm, Spain Königstein im Taunus, Germany Lafayette, United States Magione, Italy Vila do Conde, Portugal
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