Alpes-Maritimes

Also known as Aups Maritims, Alpes Maritimes

thumb|Logo of the department of Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; ; ; ; ) is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it encompasses the French Riviera alongside neighbouring Var. Alpes-Maritimes had a population of 1,128,418 in 2023. Its prefecture (and largest city) is Nice, with Grasse as the sole subprefecture.

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Alpes-Maritimes is a department (administrative division) in southeastern France that sits on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast, encompassing part of the famous French Riviera. With a population of over 1.1 million people and its main city being Nice, it serves as an important cultural and economic hub in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Alpes-Maritimes
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.settlement_type: Department
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: a view on the Mediterranean from Roquebrune-Cap-Martin; Lérins Abbey on Île Saint-Honorat; Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage; prefecture building in Nice; and Mercantour National Park
Settlement.image_flag: Comte de Nice flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Arms of Nice.svg
Settlement.image_map: Alpes-Maritimes-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Alpes-Maritimes in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Nice
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefecture
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: Grasse
Settlement.leader_party: LR

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Named after: Mediterranean Sea
Official name: Alpes-Maritimes
Country: France
Contains: Gilette
Capital: Nice
Population: 1128418
Area: 3736
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Head of government: Charles-Ange Ginésy
Shares border with: Province of Cuneo
Highest point: Cime du Gélas
Official website: www.alpes-maritimes.gouv.fr
Image: Nizza-Côte d'Azur.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Alpes-Maritimes
category for people born here: Category:Births in Alpes-Maritimes
Commons category: Alpes-Maritimes
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Alpes-Maritimes
category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Alpes-Maritimes
category of associated people: Category:People from Alpes-Maritimes
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
annual number of weddings: 4419
inception: 1860-06-23
social media followers: 66726
native label: Aups Maritims
hashtag: AlpesMaritimes
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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections

Contents

Geography
Overview
Summits and passes
Landscape and forest vegetation
Climate
Subdivisions
Principal communes
History
Heraldry
Administration
Politics
Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes
Representation in Parliament
Members of the National Assembly
Senators
Budget
Projects
Demographics
Economy
Distribution of employment
Tourism
Seaside
Mountainside
Second homes
Education
Primary and secondary education
Higher education
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Alpes-Maritimes has become one of the world's most attractive tourist destinations in recent decades, featuring renowned cities and towns such as Nice, Grasse, Cannes, Antibes, Menton, Èze, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Sainte-Agnès, as well as numerous alpine ski resorts. It also entirely surrounds the Principality of Monaco. The department's inhabitants are called Maralpins (masculine) or Maralpines (feminine) but are more commonly referred to as "Azuréens"; its flag and arms are those of the City of Nice. In terms of politics, Alpes-Maritimes is one of France's most right-wing departments, as the majority led by The Republicans in the departmental council holds all but two of the 54 seats following the 2021 election.

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