Saint-Paul, Alpes-Maritimes

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Coordinates: 43°41′50″N 7°07′23″E / 43.6972222222, 7.12305555556

Commune of Saint-Paul
Location
Saint-Paul, Alpes-Maritimes (France)
Saint-Paul, Alpes-Maritimes
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest
Intercommunality Sophia Antipolis
Mayor René Buron
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 39 m–355 m
(avg. 180 m)
Land area¹ 7,26 km²
Population²
(2005)		 3 336
 - Density 459/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 06128/ 06570
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-Paul or Saint-Paul de Vence is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département in southeastern France. The well-known modern and contemporary art museum Fondation Maeght is located near Saint-Paul.

[edit] Famous residents

Saint-Paul de Vence has always been a haven of the famous. During the 1960s it was the playground of french actors Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Lino Ventura and of poet Jacques Prevert.

Saint-Paul is also well known for the artists that have lived there such as Marc Chagall, and more recently Théodore Tobiasse and Giuliano Mancini.

[edit] References

  1. ^ James Baldwin Now, ed. McBride, 325

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