Beaulieu-sur-Mer
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Villefranche-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur |
| Mayor | Roger Roux (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–189 m (0–620 ft) |
| Land area1 | 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,742 (2008) |
| - Density | 4,067 /km2 (10,530 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06011/ 06310 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 43°42′18″N 7°19′48″E / 43.705°N 7.33°E
Beaulieu-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [boljø syʁ mɛːʁ]), Italian: Belluogo, is a seaside village on the French Riviera between Nice and Monaco. It is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department and borders the communes of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Èze, and Villefranche-sur-Mer.
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[edit] History
During antiquity, this small Mediterranean seaport was a Greek settlement known as Anao. It was later occupied by the Romans. In the 3rd century, war left the village in ruins. It was soon resettled and a monastery was built that lasted until the 6th century when it was destroyed by the Lombards. The residents of the village fled to the safety of the surrounding hills at Montolivo (today Plateau Saint-Michel). They began to return to live by the seaside in the 13th century (see also the history of nearby Villefranche-sur-Mer.)
Toward the end of the 19th century, as the Côte d'Azur developed into a world destination for the wealthy, Beaulieu-sur-Mer became a favorite residence for European royalty and rich Americans such as Isaac Singer, founder of the sewing machine company, and James Gordon Bennett, Jr., publisher of the New York Herald.
Beaulieu-sur-Mer was established as a self-standing commune in 1891. It is the smallest commune, covering 92 hectares (230 acres), in the department of the Alpes-Maritimes. A large yacht harbor takes up most of the eastern seafront of the village.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 4050 | 4273 | 4302 | 4013 | 3675 | 3714 | 3742 |
[edit] Sights
The Villa Kerylos is a stunning structure on a low rocky promontory by the sea. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the archeologist Théodore Reinach and is in the style of an ancient Greek villa at the time of Pericles. The Villa was bequeathed to the Institute of France in 1928. It is currently classified as a historical monument.
[edit] Beaulieu-sur-Mer today
Today Beaulieu-sur-Mer is known as a beautiful Mediterranean resort village with quality marina facilities. It is also known as the site of the Villa Kerylos, and a nice place for retirement.
[edit] Sister cities
Beaulieu-sur-Mer is a sister city of Tempe, Arizona. Every year, four French students are paired with four American students, and they each spend five weeks in one another's country. This student exchange is with the Tempe Sister Cities organization, which has been voted "Best Overall Sister City Program" in both 1998 and 2004.
[edit] In popular culture
Beaulieu-Sur-Mer served as the fictional town of "Beaumont-Sur-Mer" in the hit 1988 film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Beaulieu-sur-Mer |
- Photo gallery
- Official Tempe Sister Cities Website
- Official web site of the Villa Kerylos
- Official web site of the Royal Riviera Hotel
- Beaulieu-sur-Mer Photo Gallery
Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Beaulieu". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
