Biot, Alpes-Maritimes

Biot
Biot
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Antibes Juan-les-Pins
Intercommunality	Sophia Antipolis
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Dermit (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	9–208 m (30–682 ft)
Land area1	15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population2	9,160  (2008)
- Density	589 /km2 (1,530 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	06018/ 06410
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.

Biot is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located near Antibes, between Cannes and Villeneuve-Loubet on the top of a hill overlooking the Mediterranean.

Biot was a pottery centre from the beginning of the 16th century until the 18th century. In the middle of the 20th century, Biot once again became famous for its decorative pottery and glasswork.^{[citation needed]}

Biot is well-known for its glassblowers and bubble glass products Eloi Monod started the village's glass-blowing tradition. The Fernand Léger museum stands at the foot of the village.^{[citation needed]}

European Heart House, the official headquarters of the European Society of Cardiology, is located within the borders of the commune of Biot.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Historical population of Biot, Alpes-Maritimes

Year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	2656	2745	3680	5575	7395	9160

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

External links

• Official website
• Virtual visit of the old village with fullscreen panoramas
• Fernand Léger Museum
• INSEE