Saint-Paul-de-Vence
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Sophia Antipolis |
| Mayor | René Buron (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 39–355 m (128–1,165 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,477 (2008) |
| - Density | 479 /km2 (1,240 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06128/ 06570 |
| 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°41′50″N 7°07′23″E / 43.6972°N 7.1231°E
Saint-Paul or Saint-Paul-de-Vence is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. One of the oldest medieval towns on the French Riviera, it is well-known for its modern and contemporary art museums and galleries such as Fondation Maeght which is located nearby.
The property prices in Saint-Paul-de-Vence have been stable recently, hovering around €10,000 per square metre. Prices of medium-sized villas in good locations are between €2 and €5 million.
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1416 | 1570 | 1917 | 2542 | 2903 | 2847 | 3477 |
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Saint-Paul de Vence has long been a haven of the famous. During the 1960s, it was frequented by French actors Yves Montand, Simone Signoret and Lino Ventura, and poet Jacques Prévert.
Saint-Paul is also well-known for the artists who have lived there, such as Marc Chagall, and more recently the couple Bernard Henri Levy and Arielle Dombasle.[1]
- American writer James Baldwin, died in Saint-Paul de Vence in 1987.[2]
- British actor Donald Pleasence, died in Saint-Paul de Vence in 1995.
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[edit] References
- ^ Buck, Joan Juliet (January 2003). "France’s Prophet Provocateur". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2003/01/levy200301?currentPage=2. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ James Baldwin Now, ed. McBride, 325
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