# Palm Bus

Palm Bus is a brand of bus services serving the Southern French city of Cannes, France. The operator, Veolia Transport Cannes is responsible for operating the Bus Azur buses for SITP, grouping the communes of Cannes, le Cannet et Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Théoule-sur-Mer and Mougins.

## History
### 1933–2014: Cannes buses history

The city of Cannes was, until 1933, served by an urban tramway system, the Tramway de Cannes, as well as an inter-urban tramway, the Tramway de Nice et du Littoral until 1953.
The first bus services within Cannes and between Cannes and le Cannet began in 1936. Cannes bus company operated four lines:
* Cannes to le Cannet
* Cannes to Rocheville
* Cannes to Cannes-la-Bocca
* Cannes to la Croisette
Each of the lines were divided in two fare zones. In 1954, the concession for operation of buses in Cannes was given to Société des Transports Urbains de Cannes by the Syndicat Intercommunal des Transports Publics for twenty years. Several lines were created during the 1960s, linking Cannes to la Californie, Cannes and le Cannet via République and Cannes to l'Aubarède. Lines were divided into four fare zones. In 1968, severe strikes forced the company to reduce its staff presence on buses to one.
The STUC's concession was extended by ten years in 1974 thanks to a grant to the STIP. The company adopted a new ticketing system, using magnetic strip cards. Lines were grouped into two global fare zones in replacement of the four per line. Service was increased with the purchase of more rolling stock. Within two years, stock and staff numbers doubled.
In 1978, the STUC purchased a diesel multiple unit X 94630 for use on the Cannes-Ranguin railway line. Service was eleven minutes in length and bus ticketing used.
The concession was once more extended, for five years, in 1984, with further bus purchases and the repainting of the X 94630 into the line's colours. rail services ended in 1995 due to loss of revenue. On 5 November 1996, CGFTE Cannes signed a contract delegating services. In 2004, Bus Azur introduced double-decker buses on its line 8 quai Laubeuf-La Croisette-Palm Beach.

### 2014–2018: New network

On 1 January 2014, Bus Azur is extended to Mougins and Théoule-sur-Mer and officially becomes Palm Bus.
Palm Bus network is changed: Sillages lines 24 and 27 are transferred to Cannes network, three lines named 22, 23 and 30 were created and departmental line 620 was transferred.

### 2018–2022: New buses

Since mid-2010, Palm Bus started receiving new articulated and electric Heuliez buses :
* In 2018, Palm Bus received their first Heuliez Bus GX 337 Linium prototype.
* In end-2019, Palm Bus received their first three-articulated buses, (GX 437 Linium).
* In 2021, Palm Bus received their first electric buses.

### 2022–present: New buses lines

On 1 September 2022, Sillages line 18 were transferred to Cannes network.
In September 2023, the network get into a high changement.
* Three new lines named 26, 28 and 29, serving Cannes, Mougins, Valbonne and Sophia-Antipolis
* Line 27 were deleted.
* Line 25 becomes a scholar line and renamed Renfort 5

## Routes

| Image | Bus | Between | And |
| Palm Express routes ||||
| | A | Mandelieu-la-Napoule – Centre Commercial Minelle | Gare de Cannes |
| | B | Mouans-Sartoux — Centre | Gare de Cannes |
| Palm Bus routes ||||
| | 1 | Le Cannet — Penh Chai | Cannes — Ranguin |
| | 2 | Le Cannet — Blanchisserie | Cannes — Les Bastides |
| | 4 | Le Cannet — Place Leclerc | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville |
| | 6A / 6B | Le Cannet — Le Colombier Cannes — Saint-Michel Collines | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville |
| | 7 | Cannes — Mare Monte | Cannes — Polyclinique |
| | 7A * | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville | Cannes — Villa Pont de Veyre |
| | 8 | Cannes — Quai Laubeuf | Cannes — Palm Beach |
| | 9 | Gare de Cannes | Vallauris — Fournas |
| | 10 | Le Cannet — Les Pins Parasols | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville |
| | 11 | Le Cannet — Penh Chai | Cannes — Gabians |
| | 11A | Le Cannet — Mairie | Le Cannet — Les Pins Parasols |
| | 12 | Le Cannet — Mirandoles II | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville |
| | 13 * | Le Cannet — Place Leclerc | Le Cannet — Les Collines |
| | 14 | Cannes — Gare du Bosquet | Cannes — Gabians |
| | 17 | Cannes — Simone Veil Hospital | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Gare Routière |
| | 18 | La Roquette-sur-Siagne — Hameau Saint-Jean | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Gare Routière |
| | 19 | Saint-Raphaël — Le Trayas Théoule-sur-Mer — Mairie | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Gare Routière |
| | 21 | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville (circular line, via Notre-Dame-des-Pins and Gare SNCF) | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville (circular line, via Notre-Dame-des-Pins and Gare SNCF) |
| | 22 | Saint-Raphaël — Le Trayas Théoule-sur-Mer — Mairie | Gare de Cannes |
| | 23 | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Parc d'activités de la Siagne | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Parc d'activités de la Siagne |
| | 24 | Le Cannet — Place Leclerc | Mougins — Place des Acades |
| | 26 | Mougins — Tournamy | Cannes — Ranguin |
| | 28 | Mougins — Tournamy | Mougins — Mairie Annexe de l’Aubarède |
| | 29 | Mougins — Tournamy | Valbonne — Gare Routière |
| | 35 | Gare de Cannes | Cannes — Ranguin (via Le Cannet and Rocheville) |
| Special routes ||||
| | CP | Gare de Cannes | Gare de Cannes |
| | NS | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville |
| | PM | Pont des Gabres | Pont des Gabres |
| Summer routes ||||
| | LT | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Espace Muller | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Port de la Rague |
| | MP | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Canadière-Tassigny | Mandelieu-la-Napoule — Cannes Marina |
| | BC | Cannes La Bocca — Résidence Coubertin (circular line, via La Bocca-Verrerie, Place du Marché and la Roubine) | Cannes La Bocca — Résidence Coubertin (circular line, via La Bocca-Verrerie, Place du Marché and la Roubine) |
| | MR | Cannes — Parking Roseraie-Port Canto (circular line, via Base Nautique and Plage de l'Étang)) | Cannes — Parking Roseraie-Port Canto (circular line, via Base Nautique and Plage de l'Étang)) |
| Palm Night routes ||||
| | N1 | Le Cannet — Penh Chai | Cannes — Ranguin |
| | N2 | Le Cannet — Blanchisserie | Cannes — Les Bastides |
| | N10 | Le Cannet — Les Pins Parasols | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville |
| | N20 | Cannes – Boulevard du Midi | Gare de Cannes (via Centre Commercial Minelle, Gare Routière and Hôtel de Ville) |
| | N21 | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville (circular line, via Palm Beach, Notre-Dame-des-Pins and Gare SNCF) | Cannes — Hôtel de Ville (circular line, via Palm Beach, Notre-Dame-des-Pins and Gare SNCF) |
Legends
| # | Text |
| * | Only on-demand route |
Notes
* ↑ City Palm
* ↑ Navette du Suquet
* ↑ Navette de la Presqu'île-Montfleury
* ↑ La Littorale
* ↑ Mimo Plage
* ↑ Bocca Cabana
* ↑ Mouré Rouge