Mandelieu-la-Napoule
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Commune of Mandelieu-la-Napoule |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Mandelieu-Cannes-Ouest |
| Mayor | Henri Leroy (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–486 m (avg. 300 m) |
| Land area¹ | 31.37 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
17,870 |
| - Density | 569/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 06079/ 06210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Mandelieu-la-Napoule is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France, located on the French Riviera just to the southwest of Cannes and northeast of Théoule-sur-Mer.
It is known for the Chateau of La Napoule, a fortified castle of the 14th century. In the 20th century, Henry and Marie Clews, a couple from a wealthy New York banking family, renovated the castle, which they then inhabited. Henry was a painter and sculptor whose work still fills the castle, which is now run as a non-profit arts foundation by his descendents.
The population of Mandelieu-la-Napoule is less than 20,000.
[edit] Transportation
Air transportation for the town (and for nearby Cannes) is provided by Cannes - Mandelieu Airport.
[edit] Famous residents
It is the home of ex MI6 agent Richard Tomlinson
[edit] External links
- Official tourism Website: in French, in English
- Map of Mandelieu-la-Napoule (PDF)
- Chateau de La Napoule
- Henry Clews, Jr.
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