Alpes-Maritimes
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| Alpes-Maritimes | |||
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| Coordinates: 43°50′N 7°10′E / 43.833°N 7.167°ECoordinates: 43°50′N 7°10′E / 43.833°N 7.167°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
| Prefecture | Nice | ||
| Subprefectures | Grasse | ||
| Government | |||
| • President of the General Council | Éric Ciotti (UMP) | ||
| Area1 | |||
| • Total | 4,299 km2 (1,660 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 1,082,465 | ||
| • Rank | 18th | ||
| • Density | 251.795/km2 (652.15/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Department number | 06 | ||
| Arrondissements | 2 | ||
| Cantons | 52 | ||
| Communes | 163 | ||
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |||
Alpes-Maritimes (Occitan: Aups Maritims) is a department in the southeast corner of France.
Related pages[change | change source]
- Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Cantons of the Alpes-Maritimes department
- Arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes department
Other websites[change | change source]
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- Dances and traditional musics from Alpes-Maritimes
