Alpes-Maritimes

**Alpes-Maritimes** (; ) is a department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in the extreme southeast corner of France.

The name Alpes-Maritime comes from ,  a Roman military district created in the region by Augustus in 14 BC.

## History

The department of the Alpes-Martimes was created on 4 February 1793 with the territory of the County of Nice that was annexed in January of the same year. The capital was Nice. It was divided in three districts: Menton, Nice and Puget-Théniers. In 1794, district of Menton was changed to district of Fort-d'Hercule (Monaco).

In 1800, with the creation of the _arrondissements_ in France, the three districts were changed into three _arrondissements_: Nice, Monaco and Puget-Théniers.

After the annexation of San Remo, the _arrondissement_  of San Remo was created in 1805. By the Peace of Paris in 1814, San Remo passed to Genoa and the rest of the department passed to the Kingdom of Sardinia.

When Nice became part of France in 1860, the department was created again with Nice as the capital and with the _arrondisement_ of Grasse that was part of Var department. In the same year, the department was divided in two _arrondissements_: Grasse and Puget-Théniers.

On 10 September 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Puget-Théniers was eliminated.

## Geography

The Alpes-Maritimes is part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has an area of .

The department is surrounded by the Piedmont and Liguria  regions (Italy) and two departments; the Mediterranean Sea is to the south. It surrounds the Principality of Monaco on the west, north, and east.

- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
    - Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (northwest)
    - Var (southwest)

The highest mountain in the department is  _Cime du Gélas_ () on the border with Italy; it is  high. The lowest point is along the Mediterranean coast.

The main rivers in Alpes-Maritimes are:  Var, Vésubie, Tinée, Roya, Estéron, Siagne, Loup.

### Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Nice is a "Mediterranean climate" and of the subtype "**Csb**".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Nice is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of . There are an average of 94.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in April with 11.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in July with 4.0 days.

The average temperature for the year in Nice is . The warmest month, on average, is August with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

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## Administration

Alpes-Maritimes is managed by the _Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes_ in Nice. The department is part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

### Administrative divisions

There are 2 _arrondissements_ (districts), 27 _cantons_ and 163 _communes_ (municipalities) in Alpes-Maritimes.

|INSEE code !! Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! width="50px" | Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density <small>(Inh./km²)</small> !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|061|Grasse|Grasse|560,045|1,231.2||62|
|062|Nice|Nice|523,267|3,067.4||101|

The following is a list of the 27 **cantons of the Alpes-Maritimes department**, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

1. Antibes-1 <small>(0601)</small>
1. Antibes-2 <small>(0602)</small>
1. Antibes-3 <small>(0603)</small>
1. Beausoleil <small>(0604)</small>
1. Cagnes-sur-Mer-1 <small>(0605)</small>
1. Cagnes-sur-Mer-2 <small>(0606)</small>
1. Cannes-1 <small>(0607)</small>
1. Cannes-2 <small>(0608)</small>
1. Le Cannet <small>(0609)</small>
1. Contes <small>(0610)</small>
1. Grasse-1 <small>(0611)</small>
1. Grasse-2 <small>(0612)</small>
1. Mandelieu-la-Napoule <small>(0613)</small>
1. Menton <small>(0614)</small>
1. Nice-1 <small>(0615)</small>
1. Nice-2 <small>(0616)</small>
1. Nice-3 <small>(0617)</small>
1. Nice-4 <small>(0618)</small>
1. Nice-5 <small>(0619)</small>
1. Nice-6 <small>(0620)</small>
1. Nice-7 <small>(0621)</small>
1. Nice-8 <small>(0622)</small>
1. Nice-9 <small>(0623)</small>
1. Tourrette-Levens <small>(0624)</small>
1. Valbonne <small>(0625)</small>
1. Vence <small>(0626)</small>
1. Villeneuve-Loubet <small>(0627)</small>

## Demographics

The inhabitants of Alpes-Maritimes are known, in French, as _Maralpins_ (women: _Maralpines_).

Alpes-Maritimes had a population, in 2014, of 1,083,312, for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>. The _arrondissement_ of Grasse, with 560,045 inhabitants, is the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Alpes-Maritimes**

The _communes_ in the department with more than 20,000 inhabitants are:

|City|Population (2014)|Arrondissement|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Nice|343,895|Nice|
|Antibes|75,731|Grasse|
|Cannes|73,744|Grasse|
|Grasse|50,409|Grasse|
|Cagnes-sur-Mer|47,811|Grasse|
|Le Cannet|42,454|Grasse|
|Saint-Laurent-du-Var|29,067|Grasse|
|Menton|28,563|Nice|
|Vallauris|26,302|Grasse|
|Mandelieu-la-Napoule|22,696|Grasse|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

## Other websites

- Departmental Council website
- Prefecture website
- Côte d'Azur tourism

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Alpes-Maritimes
- **type**: Departments of France, Department
- **image skyline**: Nizza-Côte d'Azur.jpg
- **image alt**: Nizza & Côte d'Azur
- **image caption**: Nice and Côte d'Azur
- **image flag**: Comte de Nice flag.svg
- **flag size**: 125px
- **flag alt**: Flag of Alpes-Maritimes
- **image shield**: Arms of Nice.svg
- **shield size**: 80px
- **shield alt**: Coat of arms
- **image map**: Alpes-Maritimes-Position.svg
- **map alt**: Location of Alpes-Maritimes in France
- **map caption**: Location of Alpes-Maritimes in France
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: France
- **subdivision type1**: Regions of France, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- **established title**: Département
- **established date**: 4 February 1793
- **seat type**: Prefectures in France, Prefecture
- **seat**: Nice
- **parts type**: Prefectures in France, Subprefecture
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: Grasse
- **leader title**: President of the Departmental Council, President
- **leader name**: Eric Ciotti
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 4298.6
- **population total**: 1083312
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Haut-Alpins
- **blank name sec2**: Arrondissements of France, Arrondissements
- **blank info sec2**: 2
- **blank1 name sec2**: Cantons in France, Cantons
- **blank1 info sec2**: 27
- **blank2 name sec2**: Communes in France, Communes
- **blank2 info sec2**: 163
- **timezone1**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset1**: +1
- **timezone1 dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +2
- **iso code**: FR-06
- **website**: [https://www.departement06.fr/ www.departement06.fr]