Saint-Laurent-du-Var

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Coordinates: 43°40′05″N 7°11′17″E / 43.668, 7.188

Commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Duplex TGV crossing at St-Laurent's station
Location
Saint-Laurent-du-Var (France)
Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est
Intercommunality Nice-Côte d'Azur
Mayor Henri Revel
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–214 m
(avg. 17 m)
Land area¹ 10.11 km²
Population²
(1999)		 27,141
 - Density 2,687/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 06123/ 06700
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.
France

Saint-Laurent-du-Var is a commune in southeastern France, in the département of Alpes-Maritimes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, on the French Riviera.

It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Nice, and lies adjacent to it on the west side on the other side of the river Var.

[edit] History

The town was founded in the XIth century when an hospice was founded under Saint Lawrence's protection. The main activity was to help passengers to cross the Var, which became a border between from Kingdom of France to Nice in 1481.

[edit] Geography

Nowadays, the town has developed much and its population has been multiplied by ten in the last century. It's now part of Nice metropolitan area.

The position, close from Nice and with full of flat land - which is a rare resource in this region - lead to the settlement of CAP 3000, the Côte d'Azur biggest mall, and an industrial zone with many dynamic activities. The town also has a harbour.

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