Biot, Alpes-Maritimes
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Coordinates: 43°37′46″N 7°05′46″E / 43.6294444444°N 7.09611111111°E
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Commune of Biot |
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  Biot, Alpes-Maritimes
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Antibes Juan-les-Pins |
| Intercommunality | Sophia Antipolis |
| Mayor | François-Xavier Boucand (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 9–208 m (30–680 ft) |
| Land area1 | 15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,395 (1999) |
| - Density | 476 /km² (1,230 /sq mi) |
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| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Biot is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in southeastern France. It is located near Antibes, between Cannes and Villeneuve-Loubet. It is situated 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.
Today, Biot is well known for its glassblowers and bubble glass products.[1] Eloi Monod started the village's glass-blowing tradition. The Fernand Léger museum stands at the foot of the village.
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