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Beausoleil
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Beausoleil is a small town in France located right next to Monte-Carlo in Monaco, making it a unique border community on the French Riviera. It matters because of its strategic location between France and Monaco, which shapes its economy, culture, and daily life as a gateway between two distinct nations.
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Place details
- Locality
- Beausoleil
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 13,376
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Beausoleil
- Population
- 12430
- Area
- 2.79
- Elevation
- 243
- Official website
- villedebeausoleil.fr
- Image
- Place du marché - Beausoleil (France).JPG
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- Commons category
- Beausoleil
- postal code
- 06240
- inception
- 1904-01-01
- male population
- 6299
- female population
- 7308
- P8168
- Erika von Brockdorff
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-93-41-71-71
- native label
- Beausoleil
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Beausoleil ( French: [bosɔlɛj]; Occitan: Bèusoleu [ˌbɛwsuˈlew]; lit. 'Beautiful Sun') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco to its south. The commune of Beausoleil was established in 1904; it was supposed to be named Monte-Carlo Supérieur (French: [mɔ̃t kaʁlɔ sypeʁjœʁ]; lit. 'Upper Monte Carlo') for a time but the idea was abandoned after protests from Monégasque authorities.
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