Biot
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Biot is a small town located in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southern France. It is notable as a traditional French commune with characteristic features of the Mediterranean region.
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- Locality
- Biot
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,737
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Biot ( French pronunciation: [bjɔt]; Occitan: Biòt) is a small fortified medieval hilltop village in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur near Antibes, between Nice and Cannes. Many people come to Biot for its renowned cubist art museum of Fernand Leger as well as the winding cobbled lanes on the elevated fort. This village, that is now known for its ceramics and glassblowing, dates to prehistoric times.
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