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| Number | 06 |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Prefecture | Nice |
| Subprefecture | Grasse |
| Population | Ranked 20th
235 /km² |
| Area | 4,299 km² |
| Arrondissements | 2 |
| Cantons | 52 |
| Communes | 163 |
| President of the general councilOverview In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil General the assembly governing a departement a county-level territory. The position is elected by the General Councillors from among their number. If there | Christian Estrosi |
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Alpes-Maritimes is a département in the extreme southeast corner of FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents..
The Romans already had a province called Alpes-Maritimes as early as 7 BCE. Its capital was Cemenelum, today Cimiez, a neighborhood in the north of Nice. At its largest in 297, this province extended to Digne and Briançon, and its capital was Embrun.
A department of this name existed in France from 1793 to 1815, but it had different boundaries and included Monaco and San Remo.
The present department was created in 1860 when the county of Nice was annexed. It was constituted out of the county of Nice and the arrondissement of Grasse in the department of VarVar is a departement of southern France. History Var was formed in 1790 of a part of Lower Provence but in 1860 it was reduced by the transfer of the district of Grasse to the newly formed departement of the Alpes-Maritimes, which is why the Var River doe.
In 1947, the department was enlarged by the addition of the communes of Tende and La Brigue, which had been Italian.
The department is surrounded by the French departments of VarVar is a departement of southern France. History Var was formed in 1790 of a part of Lower Provence but in 1860 it was reduced by the transfer of the district of Grasse to the newly formed departement of the Alpes-Maritimes, which is why the Var River doe, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceAlpes-de-Haute-Provence Details Information Number04 Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Prefecture Digne-les-Bains Subprefectures Barcelonnette Castellane Forcalquier Population Total 1999 Density Ranked 94th 139,561 20 /km² Area6,925 km² Arrondissements 4, the principality of MonacoThe Principality of Monaco known as Munegu in the local dialect, is a city state and the second-smallest country in the world, wedged in between the Mediterranean Sea and France along the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur (The Blue Coast). Consisting mostly o, Italy on the east, and the Mediterranean on the south.
Alpes-Maritimes includes famous Riviera coastline on the Mediterranean Sea with the important towns and cities of Cannes, Nice, Juan les Pins, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, and Antibes.
Rivers include the following:
See also: List of the communes of the Alpes-Maritimes département
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