Cagnes-sur-Mer

Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer
	The old village of Haut-de-Cagnes as seen from the château
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Cagnes-sur-Mer
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Grasse
Canton	Cagnes-sur-Mer-Centre; Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest; Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est
Intercommunality	Nice-Côte d'Azur
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Louis Nègre (UMP)
Area 1	17.95 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population (2012)	46,686
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06027 /06800
Elevation	0–187 m (0–614 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cagnes-sur-Mer (IPA: [kaɲ syʁ mɛʁ]) is a commune presenting the form of a well-wooded and park-covered urban settlement in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Economically it forms a suburb to the city of Nice.

Geography

It is the largest suburb of the city of Nice and lies to the west-southwest of it, about 15 km (9.3 mi) from the center. It is a commune with no particularly high rise buildings with many woods and parks, as to most of its homes urban, in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

History

It was the retreat and final address of the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who moved there in 1907 in an attempt to improve his arthritis, and remained until his death in 1919. In the late 1920s, Cagnes-sur-Mer became a residence for many American renowned literary and art figures, such as Kay Boyle, George Antheil and Harry and Caresse Crosby.^[1]^[2] Author Georges Simenon (1903–1989), creator of the fictional detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, lived at 98, montée de la Bourgade in the 1950s with his third wife and their three children; his initial “S” may still be seen in the wrought iron on the stairs.

Belarusian-French artist Chaim Soutine created powerful, fanciful landscapes of southern France. A friend of Amedeo Modigliani, Soutine left colourful landscapes from Cagnes from 1924 on. Fauvist painter Francisco Iturrino also resided in the town where he deceased.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,304	—
1800	1,168	−10.4%
1806	1,519	+30.1%
1821	1,936	+27.5%
1831	2,349	+21.3%
1836	2,317	−1.4%
1841	2,102	−9.3%
1846	2,454	+16.7%
1851	2,443	−0.4%
1856	2,280	−6.7%
1861	2,435	+6.8%
1866	2,793	+14.7%
1872	2,582	−7.6%
1876	2,400	−7.0%
1881	2,855	+19.0%
1886	3,057	+7.1%
1891	2,962	−3.1%

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1896	3,029	—
1901	3,381	+11.6%
1906	3,705	+9.6%
1911	5,044	+36.1%
1921	5,395	+7.0%
1926	7,499	+39.0%
1931	7,866	+4.9%
1936	9,038	+14.9%
1946	9,315	+3.1%
1954	11,066	+18.8%
1962	15,392	+39.1%
1968	22,110	+43.6%
1975	29,538	+33.6%
1982	35,214	+19.2%
1990	40,902	+16.2%
1999	43,929	+7.4%
2008	48,926	+11.4%

Sights

Places of interest include Renoir's estate, Les Collettes, surrounded by olive trees ; the Medieval castle at le Haut-de-Cagnes and the Cros quarter, founded by Italian fishermen in the nineteenth century.

It is also known for its horse racing venue, the Hippodrome de la Côte d'Azur, and a four-kilometre pebble beach.