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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... French Riviera (8 C, 65 P) R. Royan (2 P) Pages in category "Seaside resorts in France"
The term French Riviera comes by analogy with the term Italian Riviera, which extends east of the French Riviera (from Ventimiglia to La Spezia). [13] As early as the 19th century, the British referred to the region as the Riviera or the French Riviera, usually referring to the eastern part of the coast, between Monaco and the Italian border. [14]
The Massif de l'Esterel (Occitan Provençal: Esterèu; English: Esterel Massif) is a Mediterranean coastal mountain range in the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes on the French Riviera. Neighbouring cities are Mandelieu-la-Napoule and Cannes on the east, as well as Saint-Raphaël and Fréjus on the west.
The region is roughly coterminous with the former French province of Provence, with the addition of the following adjacent areas: the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin; the former Sardinian-Piedmontese County of Nice annexed in 1860, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera and in French as the Côte d'Azur; and the southeastern part of the former ...
The following is a list of French departments by GDP per capita in EUR in 2022. [1] Rank (2022) Department GDP per capita (2022) (in euros) 1: Paris: 124,650 2: Hauts ...
Alpes-Maritimes (French: [alp(ə)maʁitim]; Occitan: Aups Maritims; Italian: Alpi Marittime; lit. ' Maritime Alps ') is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it encompasses the French Riviera alongside neighbouring Var.
Grasse (French pronunciation:; Provençal Occitan: Grassa in classical norm or Grasso in Mistralian norm; traditional Italian: Grassa) is the only subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the commune had a population of 50,396.
This article is about the gross regional product (GRP) per capita of French regions and overseas departments in nominal values. [1] Values are shown in EUR€. For easy comparison, all the GRP figures are converted into US$ according to annual average exchange rates. [2] [n 1] All values are rounded to the nearest hundred.